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The Latin name for guinea pigs is ‘Cavia porcellus’. They are sometimes referred to as ‘cavies’ (singular being ‘cavy’). The guinea pigs found in the wild in South America are called ‘cavia cutleri’, see Their History for more information about where guinea pigs are thought to originally come from.
