cavy

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English

Cavies

Etymology

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

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cavy (plural cavies)

  1. Synonym of guinea pig (rodent)
  2. Any rodent in the Caviidae.

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