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Webster 1913 Edition
Cavy
Ca′vy
,Noun.
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. Water cavy
(Zool.)
, The capybara.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cavy
CAVY
,Noun.