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Cuniculus paca
(gcide) | paca \pa"ca\ (Pg. p[aum]"k[.a]; E. p[=a]"k[.a]), n. [Pg., from
the native name.]
1. (Zool.) A large burrowing South American rodent ({Agouti
paca} syn. Cuniculus paca, formerly {C[oe]logenys
paca}), having blackish brown fur, with four parallel rows
of white spots along its sides; the spotted cavy. It is
closely allied to the agouti and the Guinea pig and is
highly esteemed as food.
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cuniculus paca
(wn) | Cuniculus paca
n 1: large burrowing rodent of South America and Central
America; highly esteemed as food [syn: paca, {Cuniculus
paca}] |
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Cuniculus paca
(gcide) | paca \pa"ca\ (Pg. p[aum]"k[.a]; E. p[=a]"k[.a]), n. [Pg., from
the native name.]
1. (Zool.) A large burrowing South American rodent ({Agouti
paca} syn. Cuniculus paca, formerly {C[oe]logenys
paca}), having blackish brown fur, with four parallel rows
of white spots along its sides; the spotted cavy. It is
closely allied to the agouti and the Guinea pig and is
highly esteemed as food.
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