hutia
noun
hu·​tia
variants:
or less commonly jutia \ (h)üˈtēə \
plural -s
Definition of hutia
: any of several large edible hystricomorph rodents that constitute two West Indian genera (Capromys and Geocapromys) and a related South American genus (Procapromys), are closely related to the coypus, and are now extinct over much of their range
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