Cavia

See also: cavia, cávia, and çavia

Translingual

Etymology

From obsolete Portuguese çavia (the spiny rat, Makalata armate, Echimys armata) (> modern sauiá), from Old Tupi saujá.

Proper noun

Cavia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Caviidae – true guinea pigs.

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