viscacha
Syllables: vis·ca·chaUK/vɪˈskatʃə/US/vɪˈskɑt͡ʃə/
viscacha noun: any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes Mountains, of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus.
Noun
viscacha (plural viscachas)
- Any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes Mountains, of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus.
- From the tenderness of its covering, it is not, though a stronger and larger animal, so able to bear the severity of winter in the Andes as the Chinchilla, though it is not so decidedly an animal of the plains as the viscacha of Paraguay.1836, Charles Frederick Partington, “Chinchillidae”, in The British Cyclopæedia of Natural History, page 27
- The guanaco, the viscacha, and the hare of the Pampas, are found in Patagonia.1837, Conrad Malte-Brun, Jean-Jacques-Nicolas Huot, A System of Universal Geography, page 316
- Synonyms:
- chinchillon
viscacha meaning in Tamil
viscacha in Tamil
- இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்
Examples of viscacha in a sentence
- Then the quick-moving viscachas scramble into their dens in the rocks or burrow into the ground.2003, Elaine Egbert, Nature in a Nutshell: Daily Devotions for Juniors, page 236:
- The Andean cat's prey is small mammals such as the mountain viscacha, which look very much like a common North American cottontail rabbit.2013, James G. Sanderson, Patrick Watson, Small Wild Cats: The Animal Answer Guide, unnumbered page:
Synonyms of viscacha
Forms of viscacha
| plural | viscachas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | vizcacha |
| alternative form (rare) | biscacha |
| alternative form (rare) | biscacho |
| alternative form (rare) | bizcacha |
Origin of viscacha
Borrowed from Spanish vizcacha, from Quechua wisk'acha.
Words formed from viscacha
- mountain viscacha
- northern viscacha
- plains viscacha
- southern viscacha
- viscacha rat
- Wolffsohn's viscacha
Phrases with viscacha
Words that rhyme with viscacha
Questions about viscacha
- What does viscacha mean?
- Viscacha means any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes Mountains, of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus.
- What is viscacha in Tamil?
- Viscacha in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Viscacha meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use viscacha in a sentence?
- Then the quick-moving viscachas scramble into their dens in the rocks or burrow into the ground.
- What part of speech is viscacha?
- Viscacha is a noun.
- How do you pronounce viscacha?
- Viscacha is pronounced /vɪˈskatʃə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of viscacha?
- The plural of viscacha is viscachas.
Words near viscacha in the dictionary
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