ca·vy (k  v )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.] |
cavy [ˈkeɪvɪ]
n pl -vies
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small South American hystricomorph rodent of the family Caviidae, esp any of the genus Cavia, having a thickset body and very small tail See also guinea pig
[from New Latin Cavia, from Galibi cabiai]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  cavy - short-tailed rough-haired South American rodentgnawer, 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 |
Translations
cavy
n → Meerschweinchen nt
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