Cavia
See also: cavia
Translingual
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Cavia aperea
Etymology
From obsolete Portuguese çavia (“the spiny rat, Makalata armate, Echimys armata”) (> modern sauiá), from Old Tupi saujá
Proper noun
Cavia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Caviidae – guinea pigs.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Rodentia - order; Hystricomorpha - suborder; Hystricognathi - infraorder; Caviomorpha - infraorder; Caviidae - family; Caviinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cavia anolaimae, Cavia aperea, Cavia fulgida, Cavia guianae, Cavia intermedia, Cavia magna, Cavia nana, Cavia porcellus, Cavia tschudii (species)
Further reading
Cavia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cavia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Cavia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons