viscacha
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viscacha /vɪˈskatʃə/
▶noun a large South American burrowing rodent of the chinchilla family, sometimes hunted for its fur and flesh. [Genera Lagidium and Lagostomus: four species.]
– origin C17: via Sp. from Quechua (h)uiscacha.
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