tuco-tuco C2+ Topic:Animals Also spelled tucutuco, tucutucos, and tucutucu US /ˈtuː.koʊˌtuː.koʊ/ UK /ˈtuː.kəʊˌtuː.kəʊ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun any of several stocky burrowing South American rodents of the genus Ctenomys The tuco-tuco sealed the entrance to its burrow with loose soil. Thesaurus Word family Related forms Ctenomyscaviomorphburrowing rodent Etymology Borrowed from American Spanish tucutuco or tuco-tuco, an imitation of the animal's repeated call. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tuco-tuco **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtuː.koʊˌtuː.koʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtuː.kəʊˌtuː.kəʊ/ ## Meanings 1. any of several stocky burrowing South American rodents of the genus Ctenomys ## Examples - The tuco-tuco sealed the entrance to its burrow with loose soil. ## Related Forms - Ctenomys - caviomorph - burrowing rodent ## Etymology Borrowed from American Spanish tucutuco or tuco-tuco, an imitation of the animal's repeated call. ## Topics - Animals markdown