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paca
CIDE DICTIONARY
paca, n. [Pg., from the native name.].
A large burrowing South American rodent (Agouti paca syn. Cuniculus paca , formerly Cœlogenys paca ), having blackish brown fur, with four parallel rows of white spots along its sides; the spotted cavy. It is closely allied to the agouti and the Guinea pig and is highly esteemed as food. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
paca, n. any tailless rodent of the genus Cuniculus, esp. the spotted cavy of S. and Central America.
Etymology
Sp. & Port., f. Tupi
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