vishatscha

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vishatscha - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Viscacha \Vis*ca"cha\, Viz-cacha \Viz-ca"cha\, n. [Sp.] (Zool.)
     A large burrowing South American rodent (Lagostomus trichodactylus
     ) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger.
     Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or
     yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the
     muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy
     plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for
     heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its
     burrows. Called also biscacha, bizcacha, vischacha,
     vishatscha.
     [1913 Webster]