Definition of cavy in English:

cavy

nounPlural cavies ˈkeɪviˈkeɪvi

A South American rodent with a sturdy body and vestigial tail.
豚鼠，天竺鼠
Family Caviidae: five genera and several species, in particular the guinea pig
Example sentencesExamples
- Maya is a crested, dark-eyed gold guinea pig, or cavy, and she's the pride and joy of owner and breeder Keith Lakin.
- It includes two subfamilies: the Caviinae, the cavies and the familiar guinea pigs; and the Dolichotinae, the Patagonian hares or maras.
- The cavy's an animal from Patagonia, which as you know is in South America at the bottom.
- 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.
- 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.

Origin

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

Rhymes

Davy, Devi, gravy, navy, slavey, venae cavae, wavy

Definition of cavy in US English:

cavy

nounˈkāvēˈkeɪvi

A South American rodent with a sturdy body and vestigial tail.
豚鼠，天竺鼠
Family Caviidae: five genera and several species, in particular the guinea pig
Example sentencesExamples
- The cavy's an animal from Patagonia, which as you know is in South America at the bottom.
- 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.
- Maya is a crested, dark-eyed gold guinea pig, or cavy, and she's the pride and joy of owner and breeder Keith Lakin.
- 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.
- It includes two subfamilies: the Caviinae, the cavies and the familiar guinea pigs; and the Dolichotinae, the Patagonian hares or maras.

Origin

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

词汇	cavy
释义	Definition of cavy in English: cavy nounPlural cavies ˈkeɪviˈkeɪvi A South American rodent with a sturdy body and vestigial tail. 豚鼠，天竺鼠 Family Caviidae: five genera and several species, in particular the guinea pig Example sentencesExamples Maya is a crested, dark-eyed gold guinea pig, or cavy, and she's the pride and joy of owner and breeder Keith Lakin. It includes two subfamilies: the Caviinae, the cavies and the familiar guinea pigs; and the Dolichotinae, the Patagonian hares or maras. The cavy's an animal from Patagonia, which as you know is in South America at the bottom. 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. 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. Origin Late 18th century: from modern Latin cavia, from Galibi cabiai. Rhymes Davy, Devi, gravy, navy, slavey, venae cavae, wavy Definition of cavy in US English: cavy nounˈkāvēˈkeɪvi A South American rodent with a sturdy body and vestigial tail. 豚鼠，天竺鼠 Family Caviidae: five genera and several species, in particular the guinea pig Example sentencesExamples The cavy's an animal from Patagonia, which as you know is in South America at the bottom. 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. Maya is a crested, dark-eyed gold guinea pig, or cavy, and she's the pride and joy of owner and breeder Keith Lakin. 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. It includes two subfamilies: the Caviinae, the cavies and the familiar guinea pigs; and the Dolichotinae, the Patagonian hares or maras. Origin Late 18th century: from modern Latin cavia, from Galibi cabiai.
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