A large rodent from South America resembling a chinchilla, known for living in colonies and burrowing extensively.
From Spanish 'biscacha' or 'vizcacha', possibly from Aymara or other Andean indigenous languages. Entered English through Spanish colonial contact in South America.
Biscachas create underground cities with hundreds of burrows—a single colony can involve thousands of animals with interconnected tunnel systems that look like underground apartment buildings!
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