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Water hog
Water hog Wa"ter hog` (Zo["o]l.) The capybara.
water hog
Capybara Ca`py*ba"ra, n. [Sp. capibara, fr. the native name.] (Zo["o]l.) A large South American rodent (Hydroch[ae]rus capybara) Living on the margins of lakes and rivers. It is the largest extant rodent, being about three feet long, and half that in height. It somewhat resembles the Guinea pig, to which it is related; -- called also cabiai and water hog.

Meaning of Water hog from wikipedia

- A water hog is a machine that removes water from sports grounds. The water hog was invented by Hugh McLaughlin. Driven by a rider, it has a wide, front...
- Gr**** ὕδωρ (hydor "water") and χοῖρος (choiros "pig, hog") and the species name, hydrochaeris, comes from Gr**** ὕδωρ (hydor "water") and χαίρω (chairo...
- Look up hog in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hog or HOG may refer to: Pig Sometimes referring to other animals in the family Suidae, including: Warthog...
- Hog maw is the stomach of a pig prepared as food. More specifically, it is the exterior muscular wall of the stomach organ (with interior, lining mucosa...
- Wumps look somewhat like a cross between a capybara (sometimes called a water hog) and a moose. The story about these Wumps takes place on their own planet...
- provided with water or mud in which they can control their own body temperature. A large-scale enclosure for raising pigs is generally called a hog lot. Unlike...
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- Hog louse may mean: Hog louse, Haematopinus suis, a large parasitic louse living on the skin of domestic swine Hog-louse or water hog-louse, applied to...
- named from the dismissive name 'ditch-hog' applied to rivermen by deep-water sailors[citation needed] The term "hog-eye" was used in early blues songs as...
- pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) is a very small and endangered species of pig and the only species in the genus Porcula. Endemic to India, the pygmy hog is...