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paca (pä′kə, pak′ə)

noun

any of a genus (Cuniculus, family Dasyproctidae) of short-tailed or tailless burrowing, vegetarian rodents of South and Central America, with spotted brown fur and hooflike toes

Etymology: Port & Sp < Tupí páca

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  1. ‹ pac
  2. ‹ PABX
  3. ‹ pabulum
  4. ‹ Pablum
  5. ‹ PABA
  6. ‹ pa'anga
  7. ‹ pa
  8. ‹ P1024B
  9. ‹ P wave
  10. ‹ P.U.
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