capy

cap·y
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/ˈkæpi/

noun

A capybara.

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Meanings

nouncapy (plural capys or capies)

plural capys · plural capies

  1. childishinformalA capybara.

    But then one day, a mischievous monkey landed with a purposeful plop right onto a capy's back!

    2011, Catherine Thimmesh, Friends: True Stories of Extraordinary Animal Friendships
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    In Venezuela's vast plains, there lives an animal called the Capybara or 'Capy' as it is known. It is actually the world's largest rodent, a semi-domesticated animal standing about three feet tall and weighing as much as 110 pounds.

    2004, Robert Verly, Afterlife Odyssey, page 64

Origin

Clipping of capybara.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with capy

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Cite this entry
APA

capy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capy

MLA

“capy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capy.

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