pacarana
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old Tupi [Term?] (“false paca”).
Noun edit
pacarana (plural pacaranas)
- A large, rare, slow-moving rodent, Dinomys branickii, with a thick, furry tail, native to South America, the second-largest rodent after the capybara.
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rodent
See also edit
- pacarana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Dinomys branickii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies