[Cuis] About Cuis -- Galea musteloides

[Juan Vuletich]

Hi Hannes,

Yes, Cuis is the vulgar name for small country side rodents in Argentina 
and elsewhere. I guess it applies to any member of the Caviinae 
subfamily, including Microcavia and Galea.

Besides, here, 'cuis' is the onomatopoeia for the sound small rodents 
make, such as 'squeak' is in English.

Cheers,
Juan Vuletich

H. Hirzel wrote:
> Hello Juan
>
> I was wondering about the name 'Cuis'.
>
> So I went to
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuis
>
> which linked to
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Yellow-toothed_Cavy
>
> <citation>
> The common yellow-toothed cavy (Galea musteloides) is a species of
> rodent in the family Caviidae.[2] It is found in Argentina, Bolivia,
> Chile, and Peru.
> </citation>
>
> And then I googled for the scientific name
>
> Galea musteloides
>
>
> and got some nice pictures.
>
> I assume this the background of the name 'Cuis' for this variant of Smalltalk?
>
> Regards
> Hannes
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