pa·ca (pä k , p k)n. A large nocturnal burrowing rodent of the genus Cuniculus, found in South and Central America and similar to the agouti, especially the spotted species C. paca that lives on plants and fruit and is hunted for its edible flesh. [Portuguese and American Spanish, both from Tupi páca.] |
paca [ˈpɑːkə ˈpækə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large burrowing hystricomorph rodent, Cuniculus paca, of Central and South America, having white-spotted brown fur and a large head: family Dasyproctidae
[from Spanish, from Tupi]
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| Noun | 1. |  paca - large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food |
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