vis·ca·cha

also viz·ca·cha (vĭ-skä′chə)

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.]

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viscacha

(vɪsˈkætʃə) or

vizcacha

1. (Animals) a gregarious burrowing hystricomorph rodent, Lagostomus maximus, of southern South America, similar to but larger than the chinchillas: family Chinchillidae

2. (Animals) mountain viscacha the mountain chinchilla. See chinchilla³

[C17: from Spanish, from Quechuan wiskácha]

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viscacha - gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas

chinchillon, Lagostomus maximus

gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing

genus Lagostomus, Lagostomus - viscachas

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References in periodicals archive

Weir, "The reproductive physiology of the plains viscacha, Lagostomus maximus," Journal of Reproduction and Fertility, vol.

Prolactin Is a Strong Candidate for the Regulation of Luteal Steroidogenesis in Vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus)

Factors influencing population dynamics of the plains viscacha (Lagostomus maximus, Mammalia, Chinchillidae) in scrub habitat of central Argentina.

Mortalidad estacional de carpinchos (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) y su relacion con la disponibilidad de recursos en los esteros del Ibera, Argentina

Probable effect of photoperiod on seasonal variation in the nuclear volume of the adrenal cortex of viscacha (Lagostomus maximus).

Adrenal glands of Spix's yellow-toothed cavy (Galea spixii, Wagler, 1831): morphological and morphometric aspects/ Glandulas adrenais de preas (Galea spixii, Wagler, 1831): aspectos morfologicos e morfometricos

Female viscacha (Lagostamus maximus) (Weir, 1971) have double uterus and double cervix, as found in marsupials (Goncalves et al., 2009).

Intrauterine Development of Female Genital Organs in Cavia porcellus (Rodentia: Caviidae)

A morphological, morphometric and histochemical study of the oviduct in pregnant and non-pregnant females of the plains viscacha (Lagostomus maximus).

Observations on Oviduct Morphology of the Coypu (Myocastor coypus)/Observaciones sobre la Morfologia del Oviducto del Coipo (Myocastor coypus)

The second component (stratigraphic levels 3 to 6) presents a variety of resources, including fox (Lycalopex sp.), armadillo (Dasypodidae), viscacha (Chinchillidae), weasels (Mustelidae), ostrich egg shells, and camelids (Lama sp.; Lama glama and Lama vicuna).

New data on food consumption in Pre-hispanic populations from Northwest Argentina (ca. 1000-1550 A.D.): the contribution of carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition of human bones

Respuesta a largo plazo del puma (Puma concolor) a una declinacion poblacional de la Viscacha (Lagostomus maximus) en el desierto del Monte, Argentina.

Habitos alimentarios del Puma concolor (Carnivora: Felidae) en el Parque Nacional Natural Purace, Colombia

All large rodents, including gopher, paca, marmot, beaver, sewellel, viscacha, and hutia.

AARDWOLVES AND FOSSAS AND KRAITS--OH MY!

The viscacha (Lagostomus maximus maximus), the largest member of the Chinchillidae family, inhabits the southern hemisphere from Paraguay through central Argentina [24].

Pigmented Cells in the Pineal Gland of Female Viscacha (Lagostomus maximus maximus): A Histochemical and Ultrastructural Study

A new species of Mountain Viscacha (Chinchillidae: Lagidium Meyen) from the Ecuadorean Andes.

Nuevas localidades para tres especies de mamiferos pequenos (Rodentia: Cricetidae) escasamente conocidos en Ecuador

The viscacha rat (Octomys mimax Thomas 1920, Rodentia, Octodontidae) is a rock-dwelling hystricognath rodent that selects crevices in rocky outcrops as resting and nesting places with high vegetation cover (Ebensperger et al., 2008; Traba et al., 2010; Campos, 2012; Campos and Giannoni, 2013).

?La disponibilidad del recurso trofico afecta la seleccion de grietas por Octomys mimax en el Desierto del Monte?

Existen alrededor de 500 especies de mamiferos, de las cuales 161 corresponden al Orden Rodentia, dentro de estos, la especie endemica Lagidium peruanum Meyen (Chinchillidae) "viscacha" vive en lugares pedregosos o rocosos, aproximadamente desde cerca del nivel del mar hasta los 4,500 metros de altura y es objeto de caza para la alimentacion, por su piel y como trofeo de caza o para elaborar productos de artesania.

Viscachataenia quadrata Denegri, Dopchiz, Elissondo & Beveridge, 2003 (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) en el Peru