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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Cavy \Ca"vy\, n.; pl. {Cavies}. [NL. cavia, fr. Brazilian cabiai: cf. F. cabiai.] (Zo[94]l.) A rodent of the genera {Cavia} and {Dolichotis}, as the guinea pig ({Cavia cobaya}). Cavies are natives of South America. {Water cavy} (Zo[94]l.), The capybara. | |
