Paca Definition

päkə, păkə
noun
Any of a genus (Cuniculus, family Dasyproctidae) of short-tailed or tailless burrowing, herbivorous rodents of South and Central America, with spotted brown fur and hooflike toes.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Cuniculus paca

Other Word Forms of Paca

Noun

Singular:
paca
Plural:
pacas

Origin of Paca

  • Via Spanish and Portuguese, from Guaraní paka.

    From Wiktionary

  • Portuguese American Spanish both from Tupí páca

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Paca Sentence Examples

  • C. paca is a white-spotted rodent, about 2 ft.

  • Of the amphibious rodents, the pi-ea (Cavia aperea), mod, (C. rupestris), paca (Coelogenys paca), cutia (Dasyprocta aguti) and capybara (Hydrochoerus capybara) are noteworthy for their size and extensive range.

  • Their flesh is used as an article of food, that of the paca being highly esteemed.

  • There are six species of monkey corresponding to those of Guiana and the Amazon valley, the sloth and ant-eater, 12 known genera of rodents, including many species of Mures, the cavy, the capybara, the paca, the nutria, the agouti, the tree porcupine, Loncheres cristata, Echimys cayen and the Brazilian hare.

  • This rodent, Coelogenys (or Agouti) paca, together with one or two other tropical American species, represents a genus near akin to the agoutis and included in the family Caviidae.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

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Words Starting With P and Ending With A

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