genus cavia

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   type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs

   SynonymsCavia

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofCaviidae

Questions about genus cavia

What does genus cavia mean?

genus cavia means "type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs".

What is another word for genus cavia?

Close synonyms include Cavia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus cavia a common word?

genus cavia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.