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Caviidae
plural noun
Ca·vi·i·dae
\kāˈvīəˌdē, kə-\
Definition of Caviidae
: a family of more or less tailless rodents having but three toes on each hind foot — see cavy
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Origin and Etymology of caviidae
New Latin, from Cavia, type genus + -idae
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