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viscacha
Viscacha (noun) means any of several rodent species from South America, found natively in the Andes Mountains, in the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus.
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Any of several rodent species from South America, found natively in the Andes Mountains, in the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus.
"A guard viscacha watches for predators. This guard sounds an alarm if it spots danger. Then the quick-moving viscachas scramble into their dens in the rocks or burrow into the ground."
— Elaine Egbert, Nature in a Nutshell: Daily Devotions for Juniors (2003)
"The Andean cat's prey is small mammals such as the mountain viscacha, which look very much like a common North American cottontail rabbit. Mountain viscachas eat coarse spikegrass that is found near small mountain streams."
— James G. Sanderson, Patrick Watson (2013)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish vizcacha, itself taken from Quechua wisk'acha.
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chinchillon
Rhymes for viscacha
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What is the meaning of viscacha?
"viscacha" (noun) means any of several rodent species from South America, found natively in the Andes Mountains, in the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus.
What is another word for viscacha?
Other words for "viscacha" include chinchillon.
