"capy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæpi/ Forms: capys [plural], capies [plural]
Rhymes: -æpi Etymology: Clipping of capybara. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|capybara}} Clipping of capybara Head templates: {{en-noun|s|+}} capy (plural capys or capies)
  1. (informal, childish) A capybara. Tags: childish, informal
    Sense id: en-capy-en-noun-en:capybara Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of capybara.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    "cap‧y"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2004, Robert Verly, Afterlife Odyssey, page 64:",
          "text": "In Venezuela's vast plains, there lives an animal called the Capybara or 'Capy' as it is known. It is actually the world's largest rodent, a semi-domesticated animal standing about three feet tall and weighing as much as 110 pounds.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Catherine Thimmesh, Friends: True Stories of Extraordinary Animal Friendships:",
          "text": "But then one day, a mischievous monkey landed with a purposeful plop right onto a capy's back!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A capybara."
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          "childish",
          "childish"
        ],
        [
          "capybara",
          "capybara"
        ]
      ],
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        "(informal, childish) A capybara."
      ],
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        "en:capybara"
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        "childish",
        "informal"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkæpi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æpi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "capy"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "capybara"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of capybara",
      "name": "clipping"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of capybara.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "capys",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "capies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "cap‧y"
  ],
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English nouns with irregular plurals",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "Rhymes:English/æpi",
        "Rhymes:English/æpi/2 syllables"
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        {
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          "text": "In Venezuela's vast plains, there lives an animal called the Capybara or 'Capy' as it is known. It is actually the world's largest rodent, a semi-domesticated animal standing about three feet tall and weighing as much as 110 pounds.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Catherine Thimmesh, Friends: True Stories of Extraordinary Animal Friendships:",
          "text": "But then one day, a mischievous monkey landed with a purposeful plop right onto a capy's back!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "A capybara."
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkæpi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æpi"
    }
  ],
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