Definition of cavy Cavy
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What does cavy mean?
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NounPlural: cavies |
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| cavy - 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 | ||
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- cavy (Noun)
A guinea pig .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cavy (n.)
A rodent of the genera Cavia and Dolichotis, as the guinea pig (Cavia cobaya). Cavies are natives of South America.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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cavy
Several species of mammal in the family Caviidae, a family of rodents native to South America.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cavy
kāv′i, n. a genus of Rodents, best known by the domesticated species, the common guinea-pig. [Cabiai, the native name in French Guiana.]
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🔤- cavy, noun, singular of cavies.
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