CAVIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cavia mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAVIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cavia; genus Cavia

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Cavia"):

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

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

Caviidae; family Caviidae (a family of Hystricomorpha)

 Context examples 

The most common species is Cavia porcellus which is the domesticated guinea pig used for pets and biomedical research.

(Guinea Pig, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The domesticated guinea pig, Cavia porcellus.

(Guinea Pig, NCI Thesaurus)