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pacarana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pacarana
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large, rare, slow-moving rodent, Dinomys branickii, with a thick, furry tail, native to South America, the second-largest rodent after the capybara.

Etymology

From Portuguese and Spanish pacarana. From Old Tupi [Term?] (“false paca”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pacaranas (plural)

Phrases

giant pacarana Dinomys branickii

Frequently Paired Words

Dinomys branickii

Synonyms

Count Branicki's mouse

Questions

What does pacarana mean?
A large, rare, slow-moving rodent, Dinomys branickii, with a thick, furry tail, native to South America, the second-largest rodent after the capybara.
Where does pacarana come from?
From Portuguese and Spanish pacarana. From Old Tupi [Term?] (“false paca”).

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