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CAPYBARA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent
Synonyms:
capibara; capybara; Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("capybara" is a kind of...):
gnawer; rodent (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)