cavy
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/ˈkeɪ.vi/
Definition of cavy
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- Synonym of domestic guinea pig.
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noun
- Synonym of domestic guinea pig.
- Any rodent in the Caviidae.
adj
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(alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of cavey (“cave-like”).
“Asser stated that the British name was Tiuogsbane, which means "the cavy place," and is taken to refer to homes hollowed out of the soft sandstone.”
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Etymology
From obsolete Portuguese çavia (“the spiny rat, Makalata armate, Echimys armata”) (modern saviá, sauiá), from Old Tupi saujá.
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