"Capybara" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /kapiˈbaːʁa/ Audio: De-Capybara.ogg
Etymology: From Spanish capibara, from Portuguese capivara, from Old Tupi kapi'iûara (literally “grass eater”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|es|capibara}} Spanish capibara, {{der|de|pt|capivara}} Portuguese capivara, {{der|de|tpw|kapi'iûara|lit=grass eater}} Old Tupi kapi'iûara (literally “grass eater”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,-,-:s}} Capybara n (strong, genitive Capybara, plural Capybara or Capybaras) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,-,-:s}} Forms: Capybara [genitive], Capybara [plural], Capybaras [plural], strong [table-tags], Capybara [nominative, singular], Capybara [definite, nominative, plural], Capybaras [definite, nominative, plural], Capybara [genitive, singular], Capybara [definite, genitive, plural], Capybaras [definite, genitive, plural], Capybara [dative, singular], Capybara [dative, definite, plural], Capybaras [dative, definite, plural], Capybara [accusative, singular], Capybara [accusative, definite, plural], Capybaras [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Wasserschwein
    Sense id: en-Capybara-de-noun-AgTW~XCa Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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