cavy
/key-vee/US // ˈkeɪ vi //UK // (ˈkeɪvɪ) //
鼠妇,鼠尾草,鼠兔,鼠辈
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n.名词 noun
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plural ca·vies.
- : any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
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Examples
A few guanaco and ostriches, a sprinkling of cavy, and many pampa foxes seemed to eke out an existence there.
The residents of Colohuapi informed me that the place formed the southern limit of the distribution of the cavy.
The River Deseado forms the southern limit of the distribution of the Patagonian cavy.
This is one of the most common troubles that a Cavy raiser has to contend with.
The name applied to the wild stock whence our Guinea-pig is derived is the Restless Cavy.
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