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cavy

/'keɪvi/

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noun
short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent
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rodent gnawer

Definition that contains cavy

cavia porcellus South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig
guinea pig stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research
aperea South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig
wild cavy South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig
cavia cobaya stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research