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GENUS CAVIA

Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Cavia mean?

• GENUS CAVIA (noun)
The noun GENUS CAVIA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs

Familiarity information: GENUS CAVIA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GENUS CAVIA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cavia; genus Cavia

Hypernyms ("genus Cavia" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Cavia"):

cavy (short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent)

Holonyms ("genus Cavia" is a member of...):

Caviidae; family Caviidae (a family of Hystricomorpha)

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