viscacha, chinchillon, Lagostomus maximus
(noun) gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
Source: WordNet® 3.1
viscacha (plural viscachas)
Any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes, of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae.
Source: Wiktionary
Vis*ca"cha, Viz-ca"cha (, n. Etym: [Sp.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large burrowing South American rodent (Lagostomus trichodactylus) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows. Called also biscacha, bizcacha, vischacha, vishatscha.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 June 2025
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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