capybara
noun /ˌkæpiˈbɑːrə/
/ˌkæpiˈbɑːrə/
(plural capybara, capybaras)
- an animal like a very large rabbit with thick legs and small ears, which lives near water in South America
Topics Animalsc2水豚(生活于南美和中美洲水滨,腿粗耳小,形似大兔子) 词源early 17th cent.: from Spanish capibara or Portuguese capivara, from Tupi-Guarani capiuára, from capĩ ‘grass’ + uára ‘eater’.