Paca

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  paca \pa"ca\ (Pg. p[aum]"k[.a]; E. p[=a]"k[.a]), n. [Pg., from
     the native name.]
     1. (Zool.) A large burrowing South American rodent ({Agouti
        paca} syn. {Cuniculus paca}, formerly {C[oe]logenys
        paca}), having blackish brown fur, with four parallel rows
        of white spots along its sides; the spotted cavy. It is


        closely allied to the agouti and the Guinea pig and is
        highly esteemed as food.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  paca
       n : large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America;
           highly esteemed as food [syn: {Cuniculus paca}]