The plural of cavy; multiple guinea pigs or members of the Cavidae family.
Plural form of 'cavy,' derived from Tupi 'cabiai' through Portuguese and Spanish, entering English through colonial trade and exploration in South America.
Cavies were so valuable to Andean peoples that they had their own origin myths and appear in Inca textiles and pottery as symbols of wealth and fertility!
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