cap·y·ba·ra
noun/ˌkæpiˈbɑːrə/
/ˌkæpiˈbɑːrə/
(plural capybara, capybaras)
- an animal like a very large rabbit with thick legs and small ears, which lives near water in South America
水豚（生活于南美和中美洲水滨，腿粗耳小，形似大兔子） Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Spanish capibara or Portuguese capivara, from Tupi-Guarani capiuára, from capĩ ‘grass’ + uára ‘eater’.