A South American wild dog or fox-like canine, especially the crab-eating fox found in grasslands and forests.
From Tupi or Guarani indigenous languages of South America, the word spread into Spanish and Portuguese to describe these native canines.
The aguara (crab-eating fox) represents how South American wildlife naming often comes straight from indigenous languages—modern species names honor the knowledge systems of people who lived alongside these animals for millennia.
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