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vis·ca·cha also viz·ca·cha V0119400 (vĭ-skä′chə)n. Any of several South American rodents of the genera Lagostomus and Lagidium, having large ears and a bushy tail, some species of which live in elaborate systems of burrows.
[Spanish vizcacha, from Quechua wisk'acha.]viscacha (vɪsˈkætʃə) or vizcachan1. (Animals) a gregarious burrowing hystricomorph rodent, Lagostomus maximus, of southern South America, similar to but larger than the chinchillas: family Chinchillidae2. (Animals) mountain viscacha the mountain chinchilla. See chinchilla3[C17: from Spanish, from Quechuan wiskácha]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  viscacha - gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillaschinchillon, Lagostomus maximusgnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawinggenus Lagostomus, Lagostomus - viscachas |
viscachaenUK
Synonyms for viscachanoun gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillasSynonyms- chinchillon
- Lagostomus maximus
Related Words- gnawer
- rodent
- genus Lagostomus
- Lagostomus
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