Pā'ēa, n.

noun

n. [Pg. & Braz.; pak or pag in other parts of South America.] (Zool.) A small, rodent mammal (Coelogenys paca), found in South America, having blackish-brown fur, with four rows of parallel white spots along its sides; the spotted cavy. It is nearly allied to the agouti, the guinea-pig, &c.

An illustration of a paca, a large rodent, standing beside vegetation. — Paca (*Coelogenys paca*).