| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,797,395,144 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
capybara |
Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson | 0.02 sec. |
capybara [ˌkæpɪˈbɑːrə] n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the largest rodent: a pig-sized amphibious hystricomorph, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, resembling a guinea pig and inhabiting river banks in Central and South America: family Hydrochoeridae [from Portuguese capibara, from Tupi] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| The capybaras are gobbling every bit of green in sight, Hollywood is panicking because of the snake takeover, and it's up to Dr. However, the major ecologic difference was large populations of free-living capybaras that inhabited livestock pastures on farms 1, 2, and 3 and the absence of this animal from horse pastures on farms 4, 5, and 6. Alligator-like caimans doze while capybaras, the world's largest rodent species, munch on grasses along the riverbank. |
| Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|