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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cavy"

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Word	Definition
patagoniannoun	Someone from Patagonia
restless cavynoun	(archaic) guinea pig
guinea-pignoun	Alternative spelling of guinea pig. [Any tailless rodent of the genus Cavia, which have short ears and superficially resemble large hamsters.]
guineapignoun	Alternative spelling of guinea pig. [Any tailless rodent of the genus Cavia, which have short ears and superficially resemble large hamsters.]
guinea pignoun	(especially) A domestic guinea pig, Cavia porcellus, often kept as a pet.
caviinenoun	Any guinea pig or similar animal of the subfamily Caviinae
caviidnoun	(zoology) Any member of the family Caviidae of guinea pigs and similar rodents.
carpinchoenoun	Synonym of capybara (“the animal”).
caviomorphnoun	Any rodent of the infraorder (sometimes parvorder) Caviomorpha, that unites all South American hystricognaths.
cavioidnoun	Any rodent of the superfamily Cavioidea
civet catnoun	Synonym of civet.
cavimorphnoun	Alternative form of caviomorph. [Any rodent of the infraorder (sometimes parvorder) Caviomorpha, that unites all South American hystricognaths.]
caviarynoun	A place where guinea pigs are raised by humans.
guinea pigletnoun	(rare) A young guinea pig.
musk cavynoun	(archaic) muskrat
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.
water cavynoun	(dated) The capybara.
patagonian cavynoun	Synonym of Patagonian mara.
carpinchonoun	Alternative form of carpinchoe. [Synonym of capybara (“the animal”).]
long-eared guinea pignoun	(Australia, euphemistic) A rabbit.