Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A South American genus of hystricomorphic rodents of the family Chinchillidæ, of comparatively large size and stout form, with the lip cleft, the fore feet 4-toed, the hind 3-toed, and bushy tail.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A mammal genus comprising the viscachas.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun viscachas
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Examples
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Other mammals in the area are the vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus), the cuis pampeano (Cavia aperea), the nutria (Myocastur coypus), and the opossum (Didelphis albiventris).
Semi-arid Pampas 2008
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Other mammals in the area are the vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus), the cuis pampeano (Cavia aperea), the nutria (Myocastur coypus), and the opossum (Didelphis albiventris).
Humid Pampas 2007
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The bizcacha (Lagostomus trichodactylus) somewhat resembles a large rabbit, but with bigger gnawing teeth and a long tail; it has, however, only three toes behind, like the agouti.
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The bizcacha (Lagostomus trichodactylus) somewhat resembles a large rabbit, but with bigger gnawing teeth and a long tail; it has, however, only three toes behind, like the agouti.
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Ecologia de la vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus maximus Blainv.) en el nordeste de la provincia de Entre Rios.
Chapter 11 1991
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Growth rates in vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus) in San Luis, Argentina.
Chapter 11 1991
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Vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus) are soft-furred South American rodents that look like long-tailed guinea pigs.
15 Agouti 1991
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The bizcacha (Lagostomus trichodactylus) somewhat resembles a large rabbit, but with bigger gnawing teeth and a long tail; it has, however, only three toes behind, like the agouti.
Chapter VII 1909
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The mammalia is poor in species, and with the single exception of the well-known vizcacha (Lagostomus trichodactylus), there is not one of which it can truly be said that it is in any special way the product of the pampas, or, in other words, that its instincts are better suited to the conditions of the pampas than to those of other districts.
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The bizcacha (Lagostomus trichodactylus) somewhat resembles a large rabbit, but with bigger gnawing teeth and a long tail; it has, however, only three toes behind, like the agouti.
The Voyage of the Beagle Charles Darwin 1845
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