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genus cavianountype genus of the caviidae: guinea pigs

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genus cavianountype 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.
caviinenounAny guinea pig or similar animal of the subfamily Caviinae
common gundinounCtenodactylus gundi, a species of rodent in the family Ctenodactylidae.
maranounAny caviid rodent of the genus Dolichotis, common in the Patagonian steppes of Argentina.
chinchilla ratnounAny of the caviomorph rodents of family Abrocomidae, native to the Andes Mountains.
arvicolinaea subfamily of rodents that includes the voles, lemmings, and muskrats.
agoutinounA rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America.
hamsternounIn 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.
squirrelnounAny of the rodents of the family Sciuridae.
caviomorphathe rodent parvorder that unites all New World hystricognaths.
cricetidaea family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea.
giant pouched ratThe giant pouched rats (genus Cricetomys) of sub-Saharan Africa are large muroid rodents.
nannospalaxa genus of rodent in the family Spalacidae, found in eastern Europe and western Asia.
apereanounCavia aperea, the Brazilian guinea pig.
abyssinian guinea pigThe Abyssinian is a breed of guinea pig that is relatively common as both a pet and show animal.
dasyproctidaea family of large South American rodents, comprising the agoutis and acouchis.
southern viscachanounA species of rodent, Lagidium viscacia, found in South America.
capybaranounA large semi-aquatic South American rodent of the genus Hydrochoerus.

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