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vizcacha

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vizcacha [vɪsˈkætʃə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a variant spelling of viscacha
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In the Andes, many of the mammal species have been domesticated, although pumas and vizcachas (an animal resembling a cross between a rabbit and a squirrel) still run wild.
Flora & fauna by Gill, Nicholas / Peru Adventure Guide
Of the wildlife species, the most common are the vicuna, the vizcacha (a high-jumping rabbit) and the Andean fox, which actually looks like a coyote.
Uyuni/Eduardo Avaroa National Andean Wildlife Reserve by Lougheed, Vivien / Bolivia Adventure Guide
The menagerie can include partridges (a favorite), ducks, cats, dogs, hens, deer, vizcachas (a rodent related to the chinchilla), horses with banners, figures on horseback, or mating horses.
Pride in the warp and weft: the ancient art of weaving remains ... by Bach, Caleb / Americas (English Edition)
 
 
 
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