Definitions for cavy
ˈkeɪ vicavy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. cavynoun

   short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. cavynoun

   A guinea pig.

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1. cavy

   Caviidae, the cavy family, is composed of rodents native to South America and includes the domestic guinea pig, wild cavies, and the largest living rodent, the capybara. They are found across South America in open areas from moist savanna to thorn forests or scrub desert. This family of rodents has fewer members than most other rodent families, with 19 species in 6 genera in 3 subfamilies.

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1. cavy

   A cavy is a small South American rodent of the family Caviidae, including the domestic guinea pig. The term is also often used to refer specifically to guinea pigs in scientific and breeding contexts.

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1. Cavynoun

   a rodent of the genera Cavia and Dolichotis, as the guinea pig (Cavia cobaya). Cavies are natives of South America

2. Etymology: [NL. cavia, fr. Brazilian cabiai: cf. F. cabiai.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. • Rodent

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How to pronounce cavy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say cavy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cavy in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cavy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cavy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cavy
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cavy
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=cavy
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=cavy