n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ka-pi- ' ber- ə , - ' bär-, - ' ba-r ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Portuguese capibara, capivara, alteration of capiiuara, from Tupi kapi ʔ iwara, from kapí ʔ i grass, brush + -wara eater
Date: 1774
: a tailless semiaquatic So. and Central American rodent ( Hydrochaerus hydrochaeris ) often exceeding four feet (1.2 meters) in length
capybara