VISCACHA


Meaning of VISCACHA in English

[ vɪ'skatʃə ]

■ noun a large South American burrowing rodent of the chinchilla family, sometimes hunted for its fur and flesh. [Genera Lagidium and Lagostomus : four species.]

Origin

C17: via Sp. from Quechua (h)uiscacha .

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