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cavy

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ca·vy  (kv)
n. pl. ca·vies
1. Any of various tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, which includes the guinea pig.
2. Any of various similar or related rodents, such as the capybara, coypu, and agouti.
[From New Latin Cavia, genus name, perhaps from Galibi cabiai.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cavycavy - short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent
gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
Cavia, genus Cavia - type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs
Cavia cobaya, guinea pig - stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research
aperea, Cavia porcellus, wild cavy - South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig


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[5 They imagined that Magellan, when talking of an anima under the name of "conejos" in the Strait of Magellan referred to this species; but he was alluding to a small cavy which to this day is thus called by the Spaniards.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
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