pacarana
English
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Etymology
From Old Tupi [Term?] (“false paca”).
Noun
pacarana (plural pacaranas)
- A large, rare, slow-moving rodent, Dinomys branickii, with a thick, furry tail, native to South America, the second-largest rodent after the capybara.
Synonyms
- Count Branicki's mouse
Translations
rodent
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See also
pacarana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Dinomys branickii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies