cavy

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
发音 kāʹvē

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of domestic guinea pig.
  2. Any rodent in the Caviidae.
形容词 adj.
  1. Alternative form of cavey (“cave-like”). alt-of,alternative
    — 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.

词形变化

cavies plural more cavy comparative most cavy superlative

词源

From obsolete Portuguese çavia (“the spiny rat, Makalata armate, Echimys armata”) (modern saviá, sauiá), from Old Tupi saujá.
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