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Definitions for: Viscacha [n] gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
Webster (1913) Definition: Vis*ca"cha, Viz-cacha Viz-ca"cha, n. [Sp.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large burrowing South American rodent ({Lagostomus
trichodactylus}) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger.
Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or
yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the
muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy
plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for
heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its
burrows. Called also biscacha, bizcacha, vischacha,
vishatscha.
Synonyms: chinchillon, Lagostomus maximus
See Also: genus Lagostomus, gnawer, gnawing animal, Lagostomus, rodent
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