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Definition: paca
paca
n : large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America;
highly esteemed as food [syn:
Cuniculus paca]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: paca
paca
\pa"ca\ (Pg. p[aum]"k[.a]; E. p[=a]"k[.a]), n. [Pg., from
the native name.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A large burrowing South American rodent
(
Agouti paca syn.
Cuniculus paca, formerly
C[oe]logenys paca), having blackish brown fur, with four
parallel rows of white spots along its sides; the spotted
cavy. It is closely allied to the agouti and the Guinea
pig and is highly esteemed as food.
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