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capybara

the largest rodent: a pig-sized amphibious hystricomorph, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, resembling a guinea pig and inhabiting river banks in Central and South America: family Hydrochoeridae
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capybara

[‚kap·ə′bar·ə]
(vertebrate zoology)
Hydrochoerus capybara. An aquatic rodent (largest rodent in existence) found in South America and characterized by partly webbed feet, no tail, and coarse hair.
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In the swamps there are large colonies of coypu (Myocastor coipus) and capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), while the threatened La Plata otter (Lutra longicaudis) and the giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) are rather scarce.
For example, for capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), in road sections where more than five animals are killed each year, car repair costs are higher than the cost of installing fences and culverts (Huijser, Abra, & Duffield, 2013).
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