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viscacha definition

vis·ca·cha (vis kä′c̸hə)

noun

any of two genera (Lagostomus and Lagidium, family Chinchillidae) of burrowing South American rodents that live in small colonies

Etymology: AmSp vizcacha < Quechua uiscacha

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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