hutia
/hʌˈtiːə/noun
1- a rodent resembling a cavy, with short legs and tail, found only in the Caribbean硬毛鼠。
1.1
- Family Capromyidae: two genera, in particular Capromys, and several species, some of which are now extinct.硬毛鼠科：2属, 尤指硬毛鼠属, 数种, 其中一些现已绝种。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Spanish, from Taino huti, cuti.