capybara

IPA: kʌpibˈɑrʌ

A semi-aquatic South American rodent, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, the largest living rodent.

Examples of "capybara" in Sentences

The capybara is a large edible South American rodent.
Related to the guinea pig, the capybara is the largest species of rodent.
The capybara is a game animal only in the sense that a hare or rabbit is.
* Is it more important that a capybara is a rodent, or that it is a mammal?
Rodents make up 1/4 of all mammal species and the capybara is the largest member of this group.
The animal was identified as a capybara, which is the world's largest rodent, and it feeds on vegetation.
Herbert recognized in this animal the capybara, that is to say, one of the largest members of the rodent order.
Because of its size, tasty meat, valuable leather, and rapid reproduction, the capybara is a candidate for both ranching and intensive husbandry throughout the hot and humid lowland tropical regions of Latin America.