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noun
Any of the medium-sized rodents of the subfamily Capromyinae, which inhabit the Caribbean islands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: hog-rat
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Taíno *hutiyabor. Spanish jutíabor. English hutia Borrowed from Spanish jutía.
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