cavy

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I thought you'd cry 'cavy,'" laughed Mr. Jennings. "I told you it wasn't the place for an old man Old man," snarled the figure in the straw.

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  1. noun Any of various tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, which includes the guinea pig.
  2. noun Any of various similar or related rodents, such as the capybara, coypu, and agouti.

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  1. From New Latin Cavia, genus name, perhaps from Galibi cabiai.

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  1. See Cavia.
 

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/ˈkeɪvi/
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