Definition of "aperea" []

• Cavia aperea, the Brazilian guinea pig. (noun)

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• "Other mammals in the area are the vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus), the cuis pampeano (Cavia aperea), the nutria (Myocastur coypus), and the opossum (Didelphis albiventris)."
• "Three species of wild cavies (Cavia aperea, C. fulgida, and C. tschudii), close relatives of the guinea pig, are native to South America and are declining drastically."
• "C. aperea is a widely used item of food in rural Brazil and other parts of South America."