Definitions for cavies

cavies ca·vy

Spelling: [key-vee]
IPA: /ˈkeɪ vi/

Cavies is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 108 anagrams from letters in cavies (aceisv).

Definitions for cavies

noun

  1. any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.

Origin of cavies

1790-1800; New Latin Cavia name of the genus Carib (Galibi) cabiai

Examples for cavies

A few guanaco and ostriches, a sprinkling of cavy, and many pampa foxes seemed to eke out an existence there.

This is one of the most common troubles that a cavy raiser has to contend with.

The nest was of dry grass and lined with the fur of the cavy.

The residents of Colohuapi informed me that the place formed the southern limit of the distribution of the cavy.

The tools used are made of the incisor teeth of the paca and cavy.

For laboratories, experimental purposes, etc., it is the smooth-haired cavy that is in most demand.

The River Deseado forms the southern limit of the distribution of the Patagonian cavy.

Word Value for cavies
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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