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capybara
noun
cap·y·bara
ˌka-pi-ˈber-ə 
-ˈba-rə,
-ˈbär-ə
: a tailless semiaquatic South and Central American rodent (Hydrochaerus hydrochaeris) often exceeding four feet (1.2 meters) in length
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At over 100 pounds, the capybara is the world’s largest rodent.
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Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2023
The rest — a group that over the years has included lions, parrots, eagles, badgers, sloths, a capybara, a bearcat and an anteater — are usually just stopping through.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
The capybara young are at the San Diego Zoo’s Elephant Odyssey, alongside the Baird’s tapir.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2023
Ask about their algorithms Is your teen spending down time watching videos of capybaras or weather disasters?
—Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
The zoo also used the viral post to ask their over 1 million followers for name ideas for the capybara.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
The cat-size dragonfly, the double-decker-bus-size rhino, the capybara that could dunk a basketball?
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
Hermetically sealed in a Mulholland mansion with a herd of capybara and king cobras?
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
The capybara is not currently classified as an endangered species, although it is threatened by deforestation, habitat destruction and poaching.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2023
Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2023
The rest — a group that over the years has included lions, parrots, eagles, badgers, sloths, a capybara, a bearcat and an anteater — are usually just stopping through.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
The capybara young are at the San Diego Zoo’s Elephant Odyssey, alongside the Baird’s tapir.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2023
Ask about their algorithms Is your teen spending down time watching videos of capybaras or weather disasters?
—Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
The zoo also used the viral post to ask their over 1 million followers for name ideas for the capybara.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
The cat-size dragonfly, the double-decker-bus-size rhino, the capybara that could dunk a basketball?
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
Hermetically sealed in a Mulholland mansion with a herd of capybara and king cobras?
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
The capybara is not currently classified as an endangered species, although it is threatened by deforestation, habitat destruction and poaching.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2023
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capybara
noun
cap·y·bara
ˌkap-i-ˈbar-ə
-ˈbär-
-ˈbär-
: a tailless South American rodent often exceeding four feet (1.2 meters) in length that is often found in or near water
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