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Cavy

Cavy Meaning & Definition
Cavy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cavy?

[n] short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent

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See Also | aperea | Cavia | Cavia cobaya | Cavia porcellus | genus Cavia | gnawer | gnawing animal | guinea pig | rodent | wild cavy

Cavy In Webster's Dictionary

\Ca"vy\, n.; pl. {Cavies}. [NL. cavia, fr. Brazilian cabiai: cf. F. cabiai.] (Zo["o]l.) A rodent of the genera {Cavia} and {Dolichotis}, as the guinea pig ({Cavia cobaya}). Cavies are natives of South America. {Water cavy} (Zo["o]l.), The capybara.

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