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cavy

UK/ˈkeɪ.vi/ uncommon

noun

1.

short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent

Origin

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

Phrases

  • acrobatic cavy
  • mountain cavy
  • musk cavy
  • Patagonian cavy
  • restless cavy
  • rock cavy
  • water cavy
  • yellow-toothed cavy

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