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HYDROCHOERUS HYDROCHAERIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris mean?
• HYDROCHOERUS HYDROCHAERIS (noun)
The noun HYDROCHOERUS HYDROCHAERIS has 1 sense:
1. pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent
Familiarity information: HYDROCHOERUS HYDROCHAERIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HYDROCHOERUS HYDROCHAERIS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
capibara; capybara; Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Hypernyms ("Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris" is a kind of...):
gnawer; rodent (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)
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