🔄 Synonyms of "Cavia"
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| genus cavianoun | type genus of the caviidae: guinea pigs |
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| Word | Definition |
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| genus cavianoun | type genus of the caviidae: guinea pigs |
| guinea pignoun | (especially) A domestic guinea pig, Cavia porcellus, often kept as a pet. |
| caviidnoun | (zoology) Any member of the family Caviidae of guinea pigs and similar rodents. |
| caviinenoun | Any guinea pig or similar animal of the subfamily Caviinae |
| common gundinoun | Ctenodactylus gundi, a species of rodent in the family Ctenodactylidae. |
| maranoun | Any caviid rodent of the genus Dolichotis, common in the Patagonian steppes of Argentina. |
| chinchilla ratnoun | Any of the caviomorph rodents of family Abrocomidae, native to the Andes Mountains. |
| arvicolinae | a subfamily of rodents that includes the voles, lemmings, and muskrats. |
| agoutinoun | A rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America. |
| hamsternoun | In particular, a rodent of the species Mesocricetus auratus (the golden hamster) or of a species of the genera Cricetiscus and Phodopus (the dwarf hamsters), often kept as a pet or used in scientific research. |
| squirrelnoun | Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae. |
| caviomorpha | the rodent parvorder that unites all New World hystricognaths. |
| cricetidae | a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. |
| giant pouched rat | The giant pouched rats (genus Cricetomys) of sub-Saharan Africa are large muroid rodents. |
| nannospalax | a genus of rodent in the family Spalacidae, found in eastern Europe and western Asia. |
| apereanoun | Cavia aperea, the Brazilian guinea pig. |
| abyssinian guinea pig | The Abyssinian is a breed of guinea pig that is relatively common as both a pet and show animal. |
| dasyproctidae | a family of large South American rodents, comprising the agoutis and acouchis. |
| southern viscachanoun | A species of rodent, Lagidium viscacia, found in South America. |
| capybaranoun | A large semi-aquatic South American rodent of the genus Hydrochoerus. |
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