cavy

noun ca·vy \ˈkā-vē\

plural cavies

Definition of CAVY

: any of several short-tailed rough-haired South American rodents (family Caviidae); especially : guinea pig

New Latin Cavia, genus name, from obsolete Portuguese çavia (now sauiá) the spiny rat Makalata (Echimys) armata, from Tupi saujá

First Known Use: 1796

Medical Dictionary

noun ca·vy \ˈkā-vē\

plural ca·vies

: any of several short-tailed South American rodents (family Caviidae); especially : guinea pig

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