paca

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Definition of paca in English English dictionary: A large rodent, with dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish underbelly and rows of white spots along its sides, native to Central America and South America; {n} a small quadruped of America, somewhate like a hare and a pig; {i} nocturnal burrowing rodent with a large head and brown fur with white spots found in Central and South America (similar to the agouti); large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food; It is nearly allied to the agouti and the Guinea pig; Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act; A small South American rodent (Cœlogenys paca), having blackish brown fur, with four parallel rows of white spots along its sides; the spotted cavy; Priority Access and Channel Assignment
mountain paca: rodent of mountains of western South America

paca

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pa·ca

päkı

/ˈpakə/ /ˈpækə/

[ 'pä-k&, 'pa- ] (noun.) 1657. Portuguese & Spanish, from Tupi páka.

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