Main Entry:

cap·y·bara

Pronunciation:

\ˌka-pi-ˈber-ə, -ˈbär-, -ˈba-rə\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Portuguese capibara, capivara, alteration of capiiuara, from Tupi kapiʔiwara, from kapíʔi grass, brush + -wara eater

Date:

1774

: a tailless semiaquatic South and Central American rodent (Hydrochaerus hydrochaeris) often exceeding four feet (1.2 meters) in length

[capybara illustration]