CAVY


Meaning of CAVY in English

/kay"vee/ , n. , pl. cavies .

any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.

[ 1790-1800; Cavia name of the genus cabiai ]

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