pacarana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A large, rare, slow-moving rodent, Dinomys branickii, with a thick, furry tail, native to South America, the second-largest rodent after the capybara.

pacarana pacaranas

From Portuguese and Spanish pacarana. From Old Tupi [Term?] (“false paca”).

Count Branicki's mouse

Dinomys branickii

giant pacarana

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