viscacha

Definition of viscacha

What does viscacha mean?

noun

gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
- synonyms: chinchillon / Lagostomus maximus
- more generic: gnawer / rodent = relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
- member of: genus Lagostomus / Lagostomus = viscachas

Alternative definition

noun

A rodent native to the Andes Mountains of South America, in the chinchilla family Chinchillidae.

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The weekly visitor (1835)

The viscacha is an animal of the rodent order, ( rodentia,) which comprises also the rabbit, marmot, porcupine, and all animals distinguished by two large in- cisores, or cutting teeth, in each jaw, separated, by a space void of teeth, from the ...

Grand illustrated encyclopedia of animated nature (1856)

Embracing a full description of the different races of men, and of the characteristic habits and modes of life of the various beasts, birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, and microscopic animalcula of the globe. Being a complete history of the animal kingdom by John Frost

The Viscacha is a variety of the Chinchilla, about the size of the rabbit. It is also found in South America. The Agoutis much resemble hares and rabbits, and are inhabitants of the West Indies, and the warm parts of America. That species which ...

Library of natural history (1902)

by Richard Lydekker

The viscacha is a far from prolific animal, the female producing in September a single litter, which usually contains two, but occasionally three young. As the animal takes about two years in reaching maturity, the vast numbers in which it existed ...

Yuraq Janka: Cordilleras Blanca and Rosko (1977)

by John F. Ricker, Alpine Club of Canada, American Alpine Club

Viscacha“ 5320m (53l2m l8h) A viscacha is a rodent related to the chinchilla and lives in rocky talus areas. lt resembles the European hare, but has a long tail. Double rock summits on the end of the ridge N from Nev. Santa Cruz Norte, rising ...

International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Tree squirrel - water spider (2002)

by Maurice Burton, Robert Burton

The plains viscacha, Lagostomus maxittius, and the mountain viscacha, Lagidium peru- anum, are South American rodents closely related to the...

The plains viscacha is heavily built; an adult male may weigh up to 18 pounds (8 kg). The body ...

Animals: A Visual Encyclopedia (Second Edition) (2012)

by DK Publishing

Southern mountain viscacha Lagidium viscacia 3 □ Length 16in(40 cm) □ Weight 61⁄2 lbs (3 kg) □ Location Western South America With its soft, woolly coat and large ears, the viscacha looks a bit like a rabbit, but it is related to the chinchilla ...

CHAMBER'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA A DICTIONARY OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE (1901)

Two related animals (Lagidium peruanum and Lagos- t □□mix trichodactylus, the Viscacha) form along with the true chinchilla the small family Chin- ...

Chambers' encyclopaedia (1891)

A dictionary of universal knowledge

See Viscacha. Pampeliina, or ...

Chambers's Encyclopaedia: Catarrh to Dion (1896)

Two related animals (Lagidium peruanum and Lagos- tomus trichodactylvs, the Viscacha) form along with the true chinchilla the small family Chin- chillidte in the porcupine section of the Rodent order. All the three are somewhat squirrel-like ...

Chembers 21 Century Dictionary

by Allied

viscacha /vi'skat/a/ or vizcacha /vi'zka-/ : - noun (viscacha or viscachas) a burrowing rodent native to S America, that resembles a chinchilla but is slightly larger. © 1 7c: Spanish, from Quechua huiscacha.

The National standard encyclopedia (1884)

A dictionary of literature, the sciences and the arts, for popular use. A volume for universal reference containing over 20,000 articles ... with 1,000 illustrations

is the La- ' gostomus o r 1 viscacha, about- tho size of the -S3 rabbit, and resembling it in \ form. Chine, chin, The backbone or spine of an animal. The piece of the backbono of an animal, with the adioining parts, cut for cooking.