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cururo

noun
cu·ru·ro | \ kəˈru̇(ˌ)rō \
plural -s

Definition of cururo 

: a small burrowing hystricomorph rodent (Spalacopus poeppigi) of Chile

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History and Etymology for cururo

Spanish, modification of Araucan curi

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