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adj
Alternative form of cavey (“cave-like”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Synonym of domestic guinea pig.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: domestic cavy, domestic guinea pig, guinea pig
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noun
Any rodent in the Caviidae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rodent, gnawer
Narrower terms: guinea pig, Cavia cobaya, aperea, wild cavy, Cavia porcellus
History
From obsolete Portuguese çavia (“the spiny rat, Makalata armate, Echimys armata”) (modern saviá, sauiá), from Old Tupi saujá.
