Meanings
nounchiguire (plural chiguires)
plural chiguires
- Synonym of capybara.
We were again surrounded by chiguires, which swim like dogs, raising the head and neck above the water.
1825, Alexander von Humboldt, translated by Helen Maria Williams, Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent During the Years 1799-1804, translation of original in FrenchSynonyms: capybara
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of capybara.
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