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Gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
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viscacha
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Viscachas or vizcachas are rodents of two genera ( Lagidium and Lagostomus ) in the family Chinchillidae . They are chinchillas , but look similar to rabbits , apart from their longer tails. The five extant species of viscacha are: The plains viscacha ( ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas [syn: chinchillon , Lagostomus maximus ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. Any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes, of the genera ''Lagidium'' and ''Lagostomus'', within family Chinchillidae. n. Any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes, of the genera ''Lagidium'' and ''Lagostomus'', ...
Usage examples of viscacha.
With regard to the viscacha it is very interesting to note that these highly-sociable little animals not only live peaceably together in each village, but that whole villages visit each other at nights.
Surire Park was not the nature preserve of the woolly vicunas and viscachas he had read about.
Surire Park was not the nature preserve of the woolly vicunas and viscachas he had read about.
When the farmer destroys a viscacha-burrow, and buries the inhabitants under a heap of earth, other viscachas-- we are told by Hudson--"come from a distance to dig out those that are buried alive" (l.