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PRONUNCIATION OF CAVIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAVIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cavies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAVIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cavies

Caviidae

The cavy family is a family of rodents native to South America, including the domestic guinea pig, wild cavies, and the capybara, among other animals. They are found across the continent, in open areas from moist savanna to thorn forests or scrub desert. This rodent family has fewer members than most other rodent families, with 18 species in six genera.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAVIES

caviar
caviare
cavicorn
cavie
cavil
caviler
cavillation
cavilled
caviller
cavilling
caving
caving-in
cavitary
cavitate
cavitation
Cavite
cavities
cavity
cavity block
cavity resonator

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAVIES

anchovies
bevies
bevvies
bivvies
chevies
civvies
Davies
envies
gravies
heavies
ivies
levies
navies
navvies
peavies
privies
savvies
skivvies
the heavies
vies

Synonyms and antonyms of cavies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cavies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAVIES

Find out the translation of cavies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cavies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cavies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

豚鼠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conejillos de Indias
570 millions of speakers

English

cavies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cavies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كافييز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свинки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

preás
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cavies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cobayes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cavies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Meerschweinchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cavies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cavies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cavies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cavies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கேவிகள் இனத்துக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Cavies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cavies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cavie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

świnki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свинки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cavies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cavies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Cavia´s
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

marsvin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

marsvin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cavies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAVIES»

The term «cavies» is regularly used and occupies the 89.956 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAVIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cavies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAVIES»

Discover the use of cavies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cavies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cavies for Pleasure and Profit . .
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
BiblioBazaar, Edwin Frederick William 1890 Deicke, 2010
2
Rabbits, Cats and Cavies: Descriptive Sketches of All ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Charles H. Lane, 2010
3
Cavies, Their Varieties--How to Feed, Breed, Condition and ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
James Elmor Young, 2010
4
The Guinea Pig Handbook
How many cavies you keep is purely up to you. Cavies should be fun. You never want to have so many animals that it seems you spend more time cleaning up after them than enjoying them. Your available free time and space will determine  ...
Sharon Lynn Vanderlip, 2003
5
Behavior of Exotic Pets
8. Guinea. pigs. YeunShin Lee History 78 Natural history of wild cavies (Cavia aperea) 78 The domestic guinea pig 79 Senses and communication 79 Locomotion 82 Social behavior 82 Reproductive behavior 84 ...
Valarie V. Tynes, 2013
6
Standard of Perfection for Rabbits, Cavies, Mice, Rats, Skin ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
American Rabbit Breeders Association. [F, American Rabbit Breeders Association. [from old catalog], 2010
7
Pet Rabbits, Cavies and Mice Pet Rabbits, Cavies and Mice: A ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
George Gardner, 2010
8
Cavies: Capybara, Patagonian Mara, Caviidae, Mara, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, General Books LLC, 2010
9
Concise Encyclopedia Biology
Members of the subfamily, Caviinae (Guinea piglike cavies) are moderately short -limbed with a chubby appearance (head plus body 20—45 cm, tail vestigial), and despite the cursorial adaptations of the skeleton, these animals move with ...
‎1996
10
Handbook of Laboratory Animals
International Hormones, Inc., 45 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, New York Norman Bassel, Director of Research Use rats, mice, rabbits and cavies. State University of Iowa, Department of Anatomy, Iowa City, Iowa W. R. Ingram, Head Anatomy Dept.
Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources (U.S.), Harry G. Herrlein, 1954

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAVIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cavies is used in the context of the following news items.
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More than a fair chance
The animal departments include beef and dairy cattle, dairy goats, sheep, cavies, rabbits and poultry. Animal exhibitors must register by July 20 ... «Oregon Coast Today, Jul 15»
2
THURSDAY'S ROUNDUP: Marquette girls hold off rally by …
The Cavies scored only eight points each in the first three quarters before tallying 26 in the fourth. But the Explorers, who led 42-24 entering the ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Fair honors exhibitors
The recipient is chosen by a panel of judges among all small animal exhibitors, including poultry, rabbits, dogs, cavies and pygmy goats. «Champion Newspapers, Jul 15»
4
4H officer hopes to repeat county fair prize in Chino
Her projects have included goats, sheep, poultry, rabbits, cavies, arts and crafts as well as leadership. A junior at Los Osos High in Rancho ... «Champion Newspapers, Jul 15»
5
Southwestern shuts out Cavies 3-0; Alton netters nip Chaminade
Southwestern ran its record to 12-5 with a 3-0 victory over rival Carlinville in South Central Conference baseball action Wednesday. The Piasa ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
6
O'Fallon kickers ease past Alton 2-1
The Redbirds are 2-6 overall. Carlinville 6, Hillsboro 0 – In the Bulldog/Panthers Classic, the Cavies ran their overall record to 4-1 with the win. «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
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(UPDATED) TUESDAY'S PREP GIRLS ROUNDUP: Redbirds rout …
In the second overtime, Greenville took a 2-1 lead in the 92nd minute, but the Cavies tied it 2-2 on a goal by Bailey Schmidt in the 99th minute, ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
8
4-H cat clubs show at Summer Classic
The Summer Classic includes cats, dogs, chickens, rabbits, cavies, swine, sheep, goats and cattle. 4-H club members use this show to tune-up ... «Peninsula Daily, Jul 15»
9
Pet culture on the rise, but are better days ahead for our furry friends?
In addition to the traditional cats, dogs, fish, rabbits, the usual rodents and birds, there are also ferrets, sugar gliders, cavies, squirrels, ... «Coconuts Bangkok, Jun 15»
10
Show displayed the future of area livestock industry
... in classes for the traditional livestock breeds of sheep, beef, dairy cow, swine and goats and this year for the first time Cavies and rabbits. «Bay Net, Jun 15»

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