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capy

Syllables: cap·y/ˈkæpi/

capy noun: a capybara.

Noun

capy (plural capys or capies)

  1. (childish, informal) A capybara.
    • In Venezuela's vast plains, there lives an animal called the Capybara or 'Capy' as it is known. It is actually the world's largest rodent, a semi-domesticated animal standing about three feet tall and weighing as much as 110 pounds.2004, Robert Verly, Afterlife Odyssey, page 64
    • But then one day, a mischievous monkey landed with a purposeful plop right onto a capy's back!2011, Catherine Thimmesh, Friends: True Stories of Extraordinary Animal Friendships

Forms of capy

pluralcapys
pluralcapies

Origin of capy

Clipping of capybara.

Words that rhyme with capy

11 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about capy

What does capy mean?
Capy means a capybara.
What part of speech is capy?
Capy is a noun.
How do you pronounce capy?
Capy is pronounced /ˈkæpi/.
What is the plural of capy?
The plural of capy is capys.

Words near capy in the dictionary

  1. Caputoan
  2. Caputos
  3. caputs
  4. Capwell
  5. Capwells
  6. capy
  7. capy.
  8. capybara
  9. capybaras
  10. capys
  11. CapZ

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