viscacha
vis·ca·cha
viscacha · viscachas
Hasenmaus
Any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes Mountains, of the…Any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes Mountains, of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus.
UK/vɪˈskatʃə/US/vɪˈskɑt͡ʃə/
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes Mountains, of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus.
Hasenmaus
More definitions
- gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
Translations
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By meaning 1
rodents of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae:
Origin
Borrowed from Spanish vizcacha, from Quechua wisk'acha.Borrowed from Spanish vizcacha, from Quechua wisk'acha.
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Forms
plural: viscachasSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas:chinchillonLagostomus maximus
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedviscachera