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capybara

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capybara
 
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源自西班牙语 capibara，源自葡萄牙语 capivara，源自古图皮语 kapi'iûara (字面意思是“吃草者”)。

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capybara (复数 capybaras)

  1. 水豚
    • 1876, William H. G. Kingston, The Three Lieutenants, 2010, page 430,
      “Our fires burned well,” continued Tom, “and we roasted our young capybara to perfection; we only wanted salt and pepper, and an onion or two to make it delicious. […] "
    • 1914, 西奥多·罗斯福，Through the Brazilian Wilderness，2004，页号53，
      It was tenanted by the small caymans and by capybaras - the largest known rodent, a huge aquatic guinea-pig, the size of a small sheep.
    • 2009，The Illustrated Atlas of Wildlife，页号106,
      The largest of all the 1,729 rodent species, the semi-aquatic capybara is extremely agile in the water, using its partly webbed toes like tiny paddles. Troops containing up to 20 animals live along riverbanks where young capybaras are sometimes preyed on by caimans.

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  1. ↑ "capybara, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  2. ↑ "capybara" in Collegiate Dictionary, 11th ed., New York: Merriam-Webster.
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