transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌka-pi-ˈber-ə, -ˈbär-, -ˈba-rə ]
noun
Etymology: Portuguese capibara, capivara, alteration of capiiuara, from Tupi kapiʔiwara, from kapíʔi grass, brush + -wara eater
Date: 1774
: a tailless semiaquatic South and Central American rodent ( Hydrochaerus hydrochaeris ) often exceeding four feet (1.2 meters) in length