Cavy Definition

kāvē
cavies
noun
Any of a family (Caviidae) of short-tailed South American rodents, as the guinea pig.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cavy

Noun

Singular:
cavy
Plural:
cavies

Origin of Cavy

  • From obsolete Portuguese çavia (“the spiny rat, Makalata armate, Echimys armata”) (modern saviá, sauiá), from Old Tupi saujá

    From Wiktionary

  • From New Latin Cavia genus name perhaps from Galibi cabiai

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cavy Sentence Examples

  • There are six species of monkey corresponding to those of Guiana and the Amazon valley, the sloth and ant-eater, 12 known genera of rodents, including many species of Mures, the cavy, the capybara, the paca, the nutria, the agouti, the tree porcupine, Loncheres cristata, Echimys cayen and the Brazilian hare.

  • Among them may be mentioned the aperea or restless cavy (C. porcellus or C. aperea) of Brazil; the Bolivian C. boliviensis, found at great elevations in the Andes; the Brazilian rock-cavy (C. rupestris), characterized by its short blunt claws; and the Peruvian C. cutleri.

  • A very different animal is the Patagonian cavy, or mara (Dolichotis patachonica), the typical representative of a genus characterized by long limbs, comparatively large ears, and a short tail.

  • Good guinea pig or cavy breeders will take the time to make sure you understand what keeping guinea pigs involves.

  • I currently have a cavy, Suzie, who has also suffered a stroke and is fine.

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Words Starting With

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