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English > 1 sense of the expression *wild cavy*:
NOUN	animal	wild cavy, aperea, Cavia porcellus	South American cavy

English > *wild cavy*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig.
Synonyms	aperea, Cavia porcellus
Broader	cavy	short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent