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Word: capybara (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...over by pulling it out from underneath. Miniature anteaters cry when caught, curl up pathetically with face in paws, uncurl suddenly and nab your arm. Pea-size frogs croak like bullfrogs. One beetle is equipped with amber landing light. A bird sings sophisticated Gershwin melodies. Quanks, opossums, howler monkeys, capybara, sloths, tamarins, uropygi come in all sizes and shapes, display remarkably varied habits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Big Hunter | 11/20/1939 | See Source »

...capybara, a guinea pig as big as a wolf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Wake of the Beagle | 3/21/1938 | See Source »

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