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cavy

/ˈkeɪ.vi/

cavy noun: synonym of domestic guinea pig. Also the alternative form of cavey.

cavy: synonym of domestic guinea pig
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Noun

cavy (plural cavies)

  1. Synonym of domestic guinea pig.
    Synonyms:
    domestic cavy, domestic guinea pig, guinea pig
  2. Any rodent in the Caviidae.

Also used as

cavy is also the alternative form of cavey.

Synonyms of cavy

Forms of cavy

Noun
pluralcavies
Adjective
comparativemore cavy
superlativemost cavy

Origin of cavy

From taxonomic name Cavia + English -y.

Blend of cave + -y.

Words formed from cavy

Words that rhyme with cavy

Questions about cavy

What does cavy mean?
Cavy means synonym of domestic guinea pig.
What part of speech is cavy?
Cavy is a noun.
How do you pronounce cavy?
Cavy is pronounced /ˈkeɪ.vi/.
What is the plural of cavy?
The plural of cavy is cavies.

Words near cavy in the dictionary

  1. Cavutos
  2. cavvies
  3. cavvy
  4. cavvyard
  5. cavvyards
  6. cavy
  7. cavyard
  8. cavyards
  9. cavyyard
  10. cavyyards
  11. caw

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cavy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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