Crossword-Solution: CARPINCHO 9 letters, 2 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 18

They are particularly abundant on the isles of the Payana, their common prey being the carpincho, so that it is generally said, that where carpinchos are plentiful, there is little fear of the jaguar; possibly, however, a jaguar which has tasted human flesh, may afterwards become dainty, and like the lions of South Africa, and the tigers of India, acquire the dreadful character of maneaters, from preferring that food to all others.

They are particularly abundant on the isles of the Parana, their common prey being the carpincho, so that it is generally said, where carpinchos are plentiful, there is little fear of the jaguar; possibly, however, a jaguar which has tasted human flesh, may afterwards become dainty, and, like the lions of South Africa, and the tigers of India, acquire the dreadful character of man-eaters, from preferring that food to all others.

Carpincho they calls 'em; big kind of porky, beavery, ottery, ratty sort of thing; and not bad eating." Rob pressed his arm again as a sharp, piercing howl came from far-away over the river, here about four or five hundred yards across.

Right down south in the Parana the river does it lots of times, for the waters there are like a big net all over the land, and--I say, Mr Rob, sir, where's your gun? There's a carpincho just yonder among them reeds.

There was a little excitement among the men as the boat was rowed close in under the trees, and there, half in the water, lay one of the curious animals known as a water-pig, or carpincho.