"cavy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkeɪ.vi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cavy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: cavies [plural]
enPR: kāʹvē Rhymes: -eɪvi Etymology: From obsolete Portuguese çavia (“the spiny rat, Makalata armate, Echimys armata”) (modern saviá, sauiá), from Old Tupi saujá. Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Makalata armate|species}} Makalata armate, {{taxlink|Echimys armata|species}} Echimys armata, {{uder|en|pt|çavia||the spiny rat, Makalata armate, Echimys armata}} Portuguese çavia (“the spiny rat, Makalata armate, Echimys armata”), {{m|pt|saviá}} saviá, {{m|pt|sauiá}} sauiá, {{der|en|tpw|saujá}} Old Tupi saujá Head templates: {{en-noun}} cavy (plural cavies)
  1. Synonym of guinea pig (“rodent”) Synonyms: guinea pig [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cavy-en-noun-eVrwqvbK
  2. Any rodent in the Caviidae. Categories (lifeform): Caviomorphs
    Sense id: en-cavy-en-noun-izDHMd1o Disambiguation of Caviomorphs: 33 67 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 82 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: caviary, musk cavy, Patagonian cavy, restless cavy, rock cavy, water cavy

Inflected forms

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