[Fr., a. Galibi (or Carib of French Guiana). Martius Brasil-Sprachen.] A native name of the Capybara (Hydrochœrus Capybara), sometimes used by naturalists.
1774. Goldsm., Nat. Hist. (1862), I. xiv. 235. Animals which seem … to make each a distinct species in itself … the Cabiai [printed Cabrai]. Ibid., III. vi. (Jod.). The capibara, or cabiai; it is a native of South America, and is chiefly seen in frequenting the borders of lakes and rivers like an otter.
