Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rock cavy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: rock- -cavy
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large cavy, Kerodon rupestris, native to Brazil.

Example Sentences

"[T]hey buried him in Borracha, where they had set up a shelter, in which the Sardelinha sisters offered soup made from Spanish plums, rock cavy, and yellow lupine."

Inflected Forms

rock cavies (plural)

Questions

What does rock cavy mean?: A large cavy, Kerodon rupestris, native to Brazil.

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