chiguire

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See also: chigüire

English

Noun

chiguire (plural chiguires)

  1. Synonym of capybara
    • 1825, Alexander von Humboldt, translated by Helen Maria Williams, Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent During the Years 1799-1804, translation of original in French:
      We were again surrounded by chiguires, which swim like dogs, raising the head and neck above the water.