capybara

Definitions  ·  Examples  ·  Pronunciations  ·  Etymologies  ·  Related  ·  Statistics  ·  Comments  · 
“
The capybara, the world's largest, can reach 140 pounds, a hefty rebuke to any wandering cat and an attractive herbivorous lawn ornament.

View all »
Definitions (4)

Toggle American Heritage definitions American Heritage Dictionary (1)

  1. noun A large semiaquatic rodent (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) of tropical South America, having short limbs and a vestigial tail and often attaining lengths of more than 1.2 meters (4 feet).

Toggle Century definitions Century Dictionary (1)

Toggle GNU Webster definitions GNU Webster's 1913 (1)

Toggle WordNet definitions WordNet (1)

Toggle elsewhere links Elsewhere on the web

View all »
Examples (50)

  • We saw around 53 species of birds and a variety of animals including capybara, a honey-bear (type of anteater) and caiman. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • While wading through shallow lakes, ducking under low-hanging branches and traversing fields, we spotted a plethora of wildlife, including, capybara, the largest rodent in the world (exclusive of NYC subway rats), howler monkeys, deer, caiman, and more birds than we could count. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • While in many countries the Easter dish may be lamb, in Venezuela a traditional delicacy around this time of the year is the capybara, the world's biggest rodent. —  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
  • The capybara is a distant cousin to the common guinea pig but bigger and river-based like a beaver. —  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
  • Out in the llanos - the rolling plains of Venezuela which surround Calabozo - illegal hunting of capybara is widespread. —  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
More examples »
 

Tags

Sign up or sign in to add tags.

Stats

This word has been looked up 95 times.

stop updating
On Twitter

Photos from

flickr images

Etymologies (1)

Toggle American Heritage etymologies American Heritage Dictionary (1)

  1. Portuguese capybara, from Tupi capivara, capibara : capii, grass + urara, eater.
 

Pronunciations
Record your own »
by American Heritage

Charts
frequency chart

Bubble size: how much this word was used in a year

Bubble height: used more or less than expected, vs. all uses evenly distributed

You can expect to see this word about once a year.

Recently looked up

propped · crimeware · improvises · yearning · unincorporated

Recent Favorites

pygopagus · sanglant · Astacus · sweetbread · qualms

Recent Pronunciations

these grunts every eight hours · haul it off to our darkest dungeon · send for a doctor · forget what witticism you were originally going to insert here because you've just banged your knee on your desk · the rest will come naturally