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capybara
noun
cap·y·bara
ˌka-pi-ˈber-ə 
-ˈba-rə,
-ˈbär-ə
: a tailless semiaquatic South and Central American rodent (Hydrochaerus hydrochaeris) often exceeding four feet (1.2 meters) in length
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My daughter’s side offers an empowering number of human rights activists and baby capybaras on skateboards.
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Audubon Zoo tells us their new capybara prognosticators agreed.
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Then, caught in a flood that submerges everything, the cat ascends and eventually wanders toward a boat with a capybara, lemur, stork, and golden retriever.
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Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Audubon Zoo tells us their new capybara prognosticators agreed.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
Then, caught in a flood that submerges everything, the cat ascends and eventually wanders toward a boat with a capybara, lemur, stork, and golden retriever.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
But in an alternate timeline, what would a capybaras sound like on the big screen?
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for capybara
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“Capybara.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capybara. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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capybara
noun
cap·y·bara
ˌkap-i-ˈbar-ə
-ˈbär-
-ˈbär-
: a tailless South American rodent often exceeding four feet (1.2 meters) in length that is often found in or near water
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