viscacha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes Mountains, of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus.

Pronunciation

/vɪˈskatʃə/ vĭ-skăchʹə /vɪˈskɑt͡ʃə/ vĭ-skäʹchə

Word forms

viscacha viscachas vizcacha biscacha biscacho bizcacha

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vizcacha, from Quechua wisk'acha.

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Derived words

mountain viscacha northern viscacha plains viscacha southern viscacha viscacha rat Wolffsohn's viscacha
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