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Noun: capybara  ,ka-pi'baa-ru
  1. Pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent
    "We saw capybaras lounging by the riverbank";
    - capibara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Derived forms: capybaras

Type of: gnawer, rodent

Encyclopedia: Capybara