cavie


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Related to cavie: Caviidae, genus Cavia

cavie

(ˈkeɪvɪ)
n
(Agriculture) Scot a hen coop
[C18: via Dutch or Flemish kavie, from Latin cavea cavity]
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Deepest sympathy to Tommy's family on the sad loss of their dad - Old friends Herbie, Cavie and Scotch.
RETIRED postman Ron Cavie may not look like a saint, but 6,000 miles away in Kenya is a school named after him - Saint Ronnie's Academy.
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The film takes the audience on a journey through an imagined world that will not only help them experience what it was like to be a 'cavie', but also have them wishing they were living as one.
Like many pedigrees, the Cavie's ancestry - design to bring out and accentuate certain characteristics - has caused it a host of physical and mental defects.
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