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rock cavy

rock cavy noun: a large cavy, Kerodon rupestris, native to Brazil.

rock cavy: a large cavy, Kerodon rupestris, native to Brazil
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Noun

rock cavy (plural rock cavies)

  1. A large cavy, Kerodon rupestris, native to Brazil.
    • [T]hey buried him in Borracha, where they had set up a shelter, in which the Sardelinha sisters offered soup made from Spanish plums, rock cavy, and yellow lupine.1984, Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane, The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, published 2012, page 93

Forms of rock cavy

pluralrock cavies

Questions about rock cavy

What does rock cavy mean?
Rock cavy means a large cavy, Kerodon rupestris, native to Brazil.
What part of speech is rock cavy?
Rock cavy is a noun.
What is the plural of rock cavy?
The plural of rock cavy is rock cavies.

Words near rock cavy in the dictionary

  1. rock cakes
  2. rock cam
  3. rock cams
  4. rock candy
  5. rock cavies
  6. rock cavy
  7. rock chat
  8. rock chats
  9. rock chuck
  10. rock chucks
  11. Rock City

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