pacarana

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English

Etymology

From Old Tupi (false paca).

Noun

pacarana (plural pacaranas)

  1. A large, rare, slow-moving rodent, Dinomys branickii, with a thick, furry tail, native to South America, the second-largest rodent after the capybara.

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