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Science - Zoology / forest wildlife | | Spanish term or phrase: tepescuintle | | I understand that this is a kind of rabbit-sized "jungle rat" (technically, rodent). But do you leave the word untranslated, or is there some specialized English equivalent? Specifically, I'm talking about the terrain around Chiapas, Mexico. |
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| | paca, lowland cavy, spotted cavy | Explanation:
Googling this animal, I came up with an image of an animal that I recognized as a cavy, specifically the spotted cavy or paca, Cuniculus (Coelogyne) paca, a relative of the agouti and the guinea pig. Check out the wikipedia site I gave you, click on the lowland paca link, and you'll see this animal named as spotted cavy, lowland cavy, paca, and tepescuintle. |
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49 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +3 paca, lowland cavy, spotted cavy
Explanation:
Googling this animal, I came up with an image of an animal that I recognized as a cavy, specifically the spotted cavy or paca, Cuniculus (Coelogyne) paca, a relative of the agouti and the guinea pig. Check out the wikipedia site I gave you, click on the lowland paca link, and you'll see this animal named as spotted cavy, lowland cavy, paca, and tepescuintle.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paca
| John Speese
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Local time: 01:36
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