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viscacha |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Viscacha \Vis*ca"cha\, Viz-cacha \Viz-ca"cha\, n. [Sp.] (Zo["o]l.) A large burrowing South American rodent ({Lagostomus trichodactylus}) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows. Called also {biscacha}, {bizcacha}, {vischacha}, {vishatscha}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: viscacha n : gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas [syn: {chinchillon}, {Lagostomus maximus}]
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