Cā'vy, n.

noun

n. [N. Lat. cavia, from Brazilian cabiai; Fr. cabiai.] (Zoöl.) A quadruped of the genus Cavia, as the guinea pig (Cavia cobaya). These cavies are rodents, having a very short tail, or none at all, and bearing some resemblance to a pig: they are natives of America. — Baird.