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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cavy \Ca"vy\, n.; pl {Cavies}. [NL. cavia, fr Brazilian
cabiai: cf F. cabiai.] (Zo["o]l.)
A rodent of the genera {Cavia} and {Dolichotis}, as the
guinea pig ({Cavia cobaya}). Cavies are natives of South
America.
{Water cavy} (Zo["o]l.), The capybara.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
cavy
n : short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent
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