mountain cavy

noun

Any cavy of the genus Microcavia, native to the Andes of southern South America.

Meanings

nounmountain cavy (plural mountain cavies)

plural mountain cavies

  1. Any cavy of the genus Microcavia, native to the Andes of southern South America.
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