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Answer for the clue "West Indian rodent ", 5 letters:
hutia

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of the medium-sized rodents of the family Capromyidae, which inhabit the Caribbean islands.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hutias are moderately large cavy -like rodents of the family Capromyidae that inhabit the Caribbean Islands . Most species have a head-and-body length that ranges from and weigh less than , but Desmarest's hutia has a head-and-body length of and weigh . ...

Usage examples of hutia.

She had a small calabash in her hand and was bending to take up water when Hutia spoke.

After a few weeks they'd bring their grog to the house, and they teached their girls and Susannah to drink with 'em It wasn't long till Prudence and Hutia took to goin' there of an evening, and sometimes even Jenny would go.