VISCACHA
\vˈɪskat͡ʃə], \vˈɪskatʃə], \v_ˈɪ_s_k_a_tʃ_ə]\
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gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
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vis-kach'a, n. a South American rodent of the Chinchilla family, inhabiting the South American Pampas, of stout form and about twenty inches in length, a gregarious burrower and nocturnal in habits--also Bizcacha.--n. VISCACHERA (vis-ka-ch[=a]'ra), a settlement of viscachas. [Sp.; prob. of Peruv. origin.]
By Thomas Davidson
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
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