cavies

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cavies - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cavy \Ca"vy\, n.; pl. Cavies. [NL. cavia, fr. Brazilian
     cabiai: cf. F. cabiai.] (Zool.)
     A rodent of the genera Cavia and Dolichotis, as the
     guinea pig (Cavia cobaya). Cavies are natives of South
     America.
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     Water cavy (Zool.), The capybara.
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