vizcacha

noun

viz·​ca·​cha

variant spelling of viscacha

: any of several South American burrowing rodents (genera Lagostomus and Lagidium) closely related to the chinchilla

Examples of vizcacha in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Even the animals feel like something out of a fairytale—the camel-lama-deer hybrid called the guanaco, the bunny-squirrel-cat mix called the vizcacha, and the pumas, who, as the hotel will explain, are always watching. Teddy Minford, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2022

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“Vizcacha.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vizcacha. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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