cavy
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
发音 kāʹvē
英文释义
名词 n.
- Synonym of domestic guinea pig.
- Any rodent in the Caviidae.
形容词 adj.
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Alternative form of cavey (“cave-like”).
— Asser stated that the British name was Tiuogsbane, which means "the cavy place," and is taken to refer to homes hollowed out of the soft sandstone.
词汇关系
词源
From obsolete Portuguese çavia (“the spiny rat, Makalata armate, Echimys armata”) (modern saviá, sauiá), from Old Tupi saujá.
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