cavus

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cavus

/ˈkeɪ.vəs/

Rhymes with -eɪvəs

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin cavus (“a hollow, hole”). Doublet of cave and cavum.

noun cavi

In planetary geology, an irregular steep-sided depression that does not seem to be an impact crater.

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@misc{cavus_2026,
  title = {cavus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cavus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}