"cavie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cavies [plural]
Etymology: Related to Käfig (“cage”). Etymology templates: {{m|de|Käfig||cage}} Käfig (“cage”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cavie (plural cavies)
  1. (UK, dialect) A chicken coop. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-cavie-en-noun-UNJHlGi0 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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