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cavy

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4 lettersPronunciation /ˈkeɪ.vi/Part of speech nounSorted acvyStarts with CEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent

Word origin

From obsolete Portuguese çavia (“the spiny rat, Makalata armate, Echimys armata”) (modern saviá, sauiá), from Old Tupi saujá.

Used in a sentence

  • Asser stated that the British name was Tiuogsbane, which means "the cavy place," and is taken to refer to homes hollowed out of the soft sandstone.

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