chiguire
English
Noun
chiguire (plural chiguires)
- Synonym of capybara
- 1825, Alexander von Humboldt, Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent During the Years 1799-1804, translation of original by Helen Maria Williams:
- We were again surrounded by chiguires, which swim like dogs, raising the head and neck above the water.
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