Definition of viscacha Viscacha

vis•ca•cha

We found 5 definitions of viscacha from 5 different sources.

What does viscacha mean?

Noun Plural: viscachas
viscacha - gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
		chinchillon, Lagostomus maximus
		gnawer, rodent relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing

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viscacha (Noun)
A rodent native to the Andes Mountains of South America, in the chinchilla family Chinchillidae.

Viscachas or vizcachas are rodents. Together with the chinchilla they make up the family "Chinchillidae".

There are two genera and four species of viscacha.