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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 pa·ca n.
 1. Zool. A large burrowing South American rodent (Agouti paca syn. Cuniculus paca, formerly Cœlogenys 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

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