英语词汇“cavy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cavy

/ˈkeɪvi

noun (plural cavies)

A South American rodent with a sturdy body and vestigial tail.

Family Caviidae: five genera and several species, in particular the guinea pig.

It includes two subfamilies: the Caviinae, the cavies and the familiar guinea pigs; and the Dolichotinae, the Patagonian hares or maras....

And only when they had taken a closer look at the almost complete skeleton did they realize they had a caviomorph, cousin to the modern cavy or guinea pig.
He keeps around 80 guinea pigs (also called cavies) on an allotment and feeds them beetroot - ‘the finest thing you can give them’ - which he grows himself.

Late 18th century: from modern Latin cavia, from Galibi cabiai.

单词	cavy
释义	cavy /ˈkeɪvi / noun (plural cavies) A South American rodent with a sturdy body and vestigial tail. Family Caviidae: five genera and several species, in particular the guinea pig. It includes two subfamilies: the Caviinae, the cavies and the familiar guinea pigs; and the Dolichotinae, the Patagonian hares or maras.... And only when they had taken a closer look at the almost complete skeleton did they realize they had a caviomorph, cousin to the modern cavy or guinea pig. He keeps around 80 guinea pigs (also called cavies) on an allotment and feeds them beetroot - ‘the finest thing you can give them’ - which he grows himself. Origin Late 18th century: from modern Latin cavia, from Galibi cabiai. Rhymes Davy, Devi, gravy, navy, slavey, venae cavae, wavy
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