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cavy

/key-vee/US // ˈkeɪ vi //UK // (ˈkeɪvɪ) //

鼠妇,鼠尾草,鼠兔,鼠辈

Related Words

rodent啮齿动物,啮齿类动物,鼠类,鼠患subject主题,课题,题目,题材victim受害者,受害人examinee考生,考官,受试者,被试lab rat实验鼠,实验室大鼠,实验大鼠,小白鼠testee测试者,被试者,被测者,试验者

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ca·vies.

    • : any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inguinea pig
Synonyms
rodent啮齿动物,啮齿类动物,鼠类,鼠患cavia porcellus猪笼草,猪笼头,猪笼草属植物,猪笼包examinee考生,考官,受试者,被试experimental animal实验动物,实验性动物,试验性动物,试验动物experimental subject实验对象,试验对象,实验主体,实验体lab animal实验动物,实验室动物,实验用动物,试验动物lab rat实验鼠,实验室大鼠,实验大鼠,小白鼠laboratory animal实验动物,实验室动物,实验用动物,实验性动物subject主题,课题,题目,题材test animal试验动物,测试动物,实验动物,试验性动物test subject测试对象,试验对象,实验对象,检验对象testee测试者,被试者,被测者,试验者victim受害者,受害人

Examples

  • A few guanaco and ostriches, a sprinkling of cavy, and many pampa foxes seemed to eke out an existence there.

  • The residents of Colohuapi informed me that the place formed the southern limit of the distribution of the cavy.

  • The River Deseado forms the southern limit of the distribution of the Patagonian cavy.

  • This is one of the most common troubles that a Cavy raiser has to contend with.

  • The name applied to the wild stock whence our Guinea-pig is derived is the Restless Cavy.

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