/ ˌkæpɪˈbɑːrə; NAmE ˌkæpəˈberə/ noun
( pl. capy·bara or capy·baras ) an animal like a very large rabbit with thick legs and small ears, which lives near water in S and Central America
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Spanish capibara or Portuguese capivara , from Tupi-Guarani capiuára , from capĩ grass + uára eater.