Cavia

(Zool.) See GUINEA-PIG. Cavia'na, an island of Brazil, prov. Pará, in the delta to wrangle; to make use of sophisms; to find fault with-| out reason. "But, in the way of bargain, mark ye me, I'll cavil on the ninth part of a hair." - Shaks. -n. False or frivolous objections; sophism; subtlety. Cav'iller, n. One who cavils or carps. Cav'illingly, adv . In a cavilling manner. Cav'illous, a . Captious; prone to unfair or unreason able objections. (R.) Cav'illously, adv . In a cavillous manner. (R.) Cav'illousne , n. Captiousne ; disposition to make frivolous objections. (R.) Cav'in, n. [Fr., from Lat. cavus .] ( Mil . ) A hollow way or pa age to cover the advance of troops to a certain place. Cav'itary, n . and a. ( Zool .) See NEMATOID. Cav'ité, a town of Luzon, one of the Philippine Islands, in the Bay of Manilla, 3 m. S.W. of that city, of which it is the port; Lat. 14° 34′ N., Lon. 120° 48′ E. It is the naval depot of all the Spanish po e ions in the East, has a good harbor, and an estimated population of 5,000. Cavitied, (kav'i-tēd,) a. Po e ing cavities. Cav'ity, n. [Lat. cavitas , from cavus , hollow.] A hollow place; an opening or aperture; as, the cavity of the knee-joint. Hollowne ; state of being hollow.