What does cavy mean?
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ˈkeɪ vicavy
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Princeton's WordNet
cavynoun
short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent
Wiktionary
cavynoun
A guinea pig.
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cavy
Caviidae, the cavy family, is composed of rodents native to South America and includes the domestic guinea pig, wild cavies, and the largest living rodent, the capybara. They are found across South America in open areas from moist savanna to thorn forests or scrub desert. This family of rodents has fewer members than most other rodent families, with 19 species in 6 genera in 3 subfamilies.
Webster Dictionary
Cavynoun
a rodent of the genera Cavia and Dolichotis, as the guinea pig (Cavia cobaya). Cavies are natives of South America
Etymology: [NL. cavia, fr. Brazilian cabiai: cf. F. cabiai.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Cavy
kāv′i, n. a genus of Rodents, best known by the domesticated species, the common guinea-pig. [Cabiai, the native name in French Guiana.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cavy in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cavy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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