transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkā-vē ]
noun
( plural cavies )
Etymology: New Latin Cavia, genus name, from obsolete Portuguese çavia (now sauiá ) the spiny rat Makalata ( Echimys ) armata, from Tupi saujá
Date: 1796
: any of several short-tailed rough-haired South American rodents (family Caviidae) ; especially : guinea pig