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Guinea pig

The guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also known as the domestic guinea pig, cavy or domestic cavy (/ˈkeɪvi/ KAY-vee), is a species of rodent. It belongs to the genus Cavia, family Caviidae, and its closest wild relatives include the montane guinea pig. Domestic guinea pigs typically weigh between 700 and 1,200 g (1.5 and 2.6 lb) and measure between 20 and…

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related to Traditional uses in Andean populations · 36
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related to Metaphorical usage · 21
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related to Biology · 16
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related to history · 16
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related to Other languages · 14
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related to Living environment · 12
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related to Vocalization · 12
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Guinea pigis apainting0.90text
Guinea pigis afirst creature to travel to the Wood between the Worlds0.90text
Guinea pigis aco-star on Nick Jr.'s Wonder Pets0.90text
appeasing the godsinstance ofproviding evidence that sacrificial rituals involving guinea pigs served many purposes in society0.80text
accompanying the deadinstance ofproviding evidence that sacrificial rituals involving guinea pigs served many purposes in society0.80text
or reading the future.From about 1200 to the Spanish conquest in 1532instance ofproviding evidence that sacrificial rituals involving guinea pigs served many purposes in society0.80text
the indigenous people used selective breeding to develop many varieties of domestic guinea pigsinstance ofproviding evidence that sacrificial rituals involving guinea pigs served many purposes in society0.80text
forming the basis for some modern domestic breedsinstance ofproviding evidence that sacrificial rituals involving guinea pigs served many purposes in society0.80text
wood to wear them down to prevent them from becoming too longinstance ofso guinea pigs chew on materials0.80text
guinea pigsinstance ofa minority scientific opinion emerged proposing that caviomorphs0.80text
chinchillasinstance ofa minority scientific opinion emerged proposing that caviomorphs0.80text
and degus are not actually rodentsinstance ofa minority scientific opinion emerged proposing that caviomorphs0.80text

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