The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) → capybara 1 realization Unique

ID	Relation type	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

Comment

ACCEPTED Realization 1
type		Motivation
language		Japanese
lexeme 1		tenjiku nezumi (天竺鼠)
lexeme 2		oni tenjiku nezumi (鬼天竺鼠)
meaning 1	guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
direction	→
meaning 2	capybara
reference		English Wiktionary
comment		oni (鬼) 'ghost, evel spirit'