CAPYBARA
Dictionary entry overview: What does capybara mean? • CAPYBARA (noun)
The noun CAPYBARA has 1 sense:
1. pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent
Familiarity information: CAPYBARA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CAPYBARA (noun)
Meaning:
Pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
capibara; capybara; Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Hypernyms ("capybara" is a kind of...):
gnawer; gnawing animal; rodent (relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)
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