Crossword clues for cavies
cavies
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cavy \Ca"vy\, n.; pl. Cavies. [NL. cavia, fr. Brazilian cabiai: cf. F. cabiai.] (Zo["o]l.) A rodent of the genera Cavia and Dolichotis, as the guinea pig ( Cavia cobaya). Cavies are natives of South America.
Water cavy (Zo["o]l.), The capybara.
Wiktionary
n. (cavy English)
Usage examples of "cavies".
A league farther on, and I heard the whistling of cavies, who had their holes among the rocky outcrops, and who thrust up brindled heads with sharp black eyes to warn their relatives of my coming.
At the show of the Chicago Cat Club, small dogs and cavies are exhibited also, the Cavy Club and the Pet Dog Club having affiliated with the Chicago Cat Club.
The Shadow ignored the cavies since there was no need to carry away live guinea pigs.
These cavies certainly appear to be in a state of suspended animation.
Therefore, The Shadow knew that Valdan must have been gradually eliminating the cavies that he kept on hand.
Ardlan plucked one of the cavies from its nest and held it close to the gush of gas.
Pens of pigs and goats, a large enclosure of chickens, ducks and geese in a pond, a few pens of cavies cooing and bubbling.