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cavy

N สัตว์ ฟัน แทะ คล้าย หนู ใน ตระกูล Caviidae ที่ มี หาง สั้น หรือ ไร้ หาง

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CAVY

n.A genus of quadrupeds, holding a middle place between the murine and leporine tribes.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CAVY

Ca "vy, n.; pl. Cavies (. Etym: [NL. cavia, fr. Brazilian cabiai: cf. F. cabiai. ] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A rodent of the genera cavia and Dolichotis, as the guinea pig (Cavia cabaya ). Cavies are natives of South America. Water cavy (Zoöl.), The capybara.

New American Oxford Dictionary

cavy

ca vy |ˈkāvē ˈkeɪvi | ▶noun ( pl. cavies ) a South American rodent with a sturdy body and vestigial tail. [Family Caviidae: five genera and several species, in particular the guinea pig. ] ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from modern Latin cavia, from Galibi cabiai .

Oxford Dictionary

cavy

cavy |ˈkeɪvi | ▶noun ( pl. cavies ) a South American rodent with a sturdy body and vestigial tail. ●Family Caviidae: five genera and several species, in particular the guinea pig. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from modern Latin cavia, from Galibi cabiai .