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cavy

[key-vee] / ˈkeɪ vi /
NOUN
guinea pig
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The zoo also has three of the world’s four largest rodents, including the Patagonian cavy, a sweet-tempered mammal that looks like a cross between a jack rabbit and a dog.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2014

The other half heard anthropomorphized language, like “Mother cavy tucks her babies into bed in a small cave.”

From Scientific American • Apr. 8, 2014

While looking at the pictures half the children heard factual narrative, like, “Mother cavy licks the babies’ fur to keep them clean.”

From Scientific American • Apr. 8, 2014

Mother cavy also licks the babies’ fur to keep them clean.

From Scientific American • Mar. 27, 2014

Here he caught sight of a cavy nibbling a nut, there a peccary hunting among the undergrowth for seeds.

From Swift and Sure by Strang, Herbert




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