paca
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈpækə/
Noun

paca (plural pacas)

  1. Any of the large rodents of the genus Cuniculus (but see also Cuniculus#Synonyms|its synonyms), native to Central America and South America, which have dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish underbelly and rows of white spots along the sides.
Synonyms Translations
  • Italian: paca
  • Spanish: boruga (Colombian Amazonia), conejo pintado (Panama); guagua (Colombia), guanta (Ecuador), guartinaja (Northwestern Colombia); jochi pintado (Bolivia), lapa (Colombian Llanos); majaz (Peru), paca (especially Argentina), tepezcuinte (Central America), tepezcuintle (Central America), tinajo (Northeastern Colombia)



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