Definition of Cavies

1. Noun. (plural of cavy) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cavies

1. cavie [n] - See also: cavie

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cavies

caviar
caviar lesion
caviar to the general
caviare
caviares
caviarie
caviaries
caviarlike
caviars
cavicapture
cavicorn
cavicorns
cavie
cavier
caviers
cavies (current term)
cavil
cavilation
cavilations
caviled
caviler
cavilers
caviling
cavilingly
cavilings
cavillation
cavillations
cavilled
caviller
cavillers

Literary usage of Cavies

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Diseases of Animals: A Book of Brief and Popular Advice on the Care and by Nelson Slater Mayo (1913)
"cavies are easily kept and are free from the strong odor that characterizes rabbits. When it is necessary to keep the pet animals in a small yard or even in ..."

2. The Diseases of Animals: A Book of Brief and Popular Advice on the Care and by Nelson Slater Mayo (1920)
"cavies are easily kept and are free from the strong odor that characterizes rabbits. When it is necessary to keep the pet animals in a small yard or even in ..."

3. Sporting Sketches in South America by Sir William Robert Kennedy (1892)
"Hunting Ostriches, Guanacos, and cavies with Lurchers.— Expeditions into the Interior of the Country.—Kindness and hospitality of Mr. Luis Jones, ..."

4. Introduction to Biology: An Elementary Textbook and Laboratory Guide by Maurice Alpheus Bigelow, Ann N. Bigelow (1913)
"If black female cavies (" guinea-pigs ") be mated with white males their hybrid offspring will be dark colored as shown in Fig. 119, C. Now, if these hybrid ..."

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