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pacarana

pacarana noun: a large, rare, slow-moving rodent, Dinomys branickii, with a thick, furry tail, native to South America, the second-largest rodent after the capybara.

pacarana: a large, rare, slow-moving rodent, Dinomys branickii, with a thick, furry tail, native to South...
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Noun

pacarana (plural pacaranas)

  1. A large, rare, slow-moving rodent, Dinomys branickii, with a thick, furry tail, native to South America, the second-largest rodent after the capybara.

Synonyms of pacarana

Forms of pacarana

pluralpacaranas

Origin of pacarana

From Portuguese and Spanish pacarana. From Old Tupi [Term?] (“false paca”).

Words formed from pacarana

Questions about pacarana

What does pacarana mean?
Pacarana means a large, rare, slow-moving rodent, Dinomys branickii, with a thick, furry tail, native to South America, the second-largest rodent after the capybara.
What part of speech is pacarana?
Pacarana is a noun.
What is the plural of pacarana?
The plural of pacarana is pacaranas.

Words near pacarana in the dictionary

  1. Pacaguara
  2. Pacahuara
  3. Pacak-Zhuang syndrome
  4. pacara
  5. Pacaraima
  6. pacarana
  7. pacaranas
  8. pacaras
  9. pacas
  10. Pacases
  11. pacate

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