cavy
noun/ˈkeɪ.vi/
Etymology From obsolete Portuguese çavia (“the spiny rat, Makalata armate, Echimys armata”) (modern saviá, sauiá), from Old Tupi saujá.
1
Synonym of domestic guinea pig.
2
Any rodent in the Caviidae.
- Derived terms
- acrobatic cavy, caviary, mountain cavy, musk cavy, Patagonian cavy, restless cavy, rock cavy, water cavy, yellow-toothed cavy