hutia

Noun

(plural hutias)

A medium-sized rodent of the family Capromyidae that inhabit the Caribbean islands; 14 extant species.

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One is the hutia (agouti) or Cuban rat, of which three species are known (Capromys Fournieri, C. melanurus and C. Poey).
The hutia (Capromys pilorides) is nearly as large, arboreal in habits, and a native of Cuba, where it is the largest indigenous mammal.

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