cavy
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The zoo also has three of the world’s four largest rodents, including the Patagonian cavy, a sweet-tempered mammal that looks like a cross between a jack rabbit and a dog.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2014
Researchers had children aged 1 through 5 look at picture books of a large rodent called a cavy engaged in various activities.
From Scientific American • Apr. 8, 2014
While looking at the pictures half the children heard factual narrative, like, “Mother cavy licks the babies’ fur to keep them clean.”
From Scientific American • Apr. 8, 2014
When the mother cavy wakes up, she usually eats lots of grass and other plants.
From Scientific American • Mar. 27, 2014
The three classes of cavies are Peruvians or Angoras, with long silky hair; Abyssinians, with coarse hair in tufts or rosettes, and the common guinea pig or smooth, cavy.
From Outdoor Sports and Games by Miller, Claude H.
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