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Chinichilla vs Capybara - What's the difference?

chinichilla | capybara |

chinichilla

Not English

Chinichilla has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'chinichilla':

chinchilla

capybara

English

(wikipedia capybara)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A semi-aquatic South American rodent, , the largest living rodent.
  • * 1876 , , The Three Lieutenants , 2010, page 430,
    • “Our fires burned well,” continued Tom, “and we roasted our young capybara to perfection; we only wanted salt and pepper, and an onion or two to make it delicious."
  • * 1914 , , Through the Brazilian Wilderness , 2004, page 53,
    • It was tenanted by the small caymans and by capybaras - the largest known rodent, a huge aquatic guinea-pig, the size of a small sheep.
  • * 2009 , The Illustrated Atlas of Wildlife , page 106,
    • The largest of all the 1,729 rodent species, the semi-aquatic capybara' is extremely agile in the water, using its partly webbed toes like tiny paddles. Troops containing up to 20 animals live along riverbanks where young ' capybaras are sometimes preyed on by caimans.

    Derived terms

    * lesser capybara ()

    References