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单词 cavy
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ca•vy  (kāvē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -vies. 
  1. Mammalsany of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
  • Carib (Galibi) cabiai
  • Neo-Latin Cavia name of the genus
  • 1790–1800

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cavy /ˈkeɪvɪ/ n ( pl -vies)
  1. any small South American hystricomorph rodent of the family Caviidae, esp any of the genus Cavia, having a thickset body and very small tail
    See also guinea pig
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin Cavia, from Galibi cabiai
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