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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A large, rare, slow-moving rodent, Dinomys branickii, with a thick, furry tail, native to South America, the second-largest rodent after the capybara.

Synonyms

All synonyms

count branicki's mousecount branicki's mouse

Etymology

From Portuguese and Spanish pacarana.

Related phrases

giant pacaranasouth america

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