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carpincho|kɑːˈpɪntʃəʊ|
[Native name.]
A local name in South America for the capybara.
1839Darwin Jrnl. iii. 57 These great Rodents are generally called ‘carpinchos’. 1869W. H. Hudson Let. 14 Dec. in Ornithol. Buenos Ayres (1951) i. 2, I have known the ciervo jaguar aguará and carpincho with other large mammels. 1904Westm. Gaz. 6 Sept. 10/1 When alarmed the carpincho utters a kind of grunting cry. 1949Oxf. Jun. Encycl. (1955) II. 81 The Capybaras, or Carpinchos, are 4 feet long and weigh about 98 pounds. |