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viscacha in British English
or vizcacha (vɪsˈkætʃə)
noun
1.
a gregarious burrowing hystricomorph rodent, Lagostomus maximus, of southern South America, similar to but larger than the chinchillas: family Chinchillidae
2. mountain viscacha
Word origin
C17: from Spanish, from Quechuan wiskáchaviscacha in American English
(vɪsˈkɑtʃə)
noun
any of two genera (Lagostomus and Lagidium, family Chinchillidae) of burrowing South American rodents that live in small colonies
Word origin
AmSp vizcacha < Quechua uiscachaImage ofviscacha
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