guinea pig
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɡɪni pɪɡ/
guinea pig (plural guinea pigs)
- A tailless rodent of the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species Cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet.
- Synonyms: cavy
- A rodent of any of several species within the family Caviidae.
- (figuratively) A living experimental subject.
- Synonyms: lab rat
- He became a human guinea pig and was paid by the company.
- (dated, slang) A professional company director, without time or real qualifications for the duties.
- (obsolete) Term of contempt.
- French: cochon d'Inde, cobaye
- German: Meerschweinchen, (colloquial) Meerschwein
- Italian: cavia, porcellino d'India
- Portuguese: cobaia, porquinho-da-índia, preá-da-índia
- Russian: морска́я сви́нка
- Spanish: (especially figurative usage) conejillo de Indias, cobaya, m (especially scientific usage), (Venezuela) acure, (Colombia) curí, (Cuba) curiel, (Argentina) cuy
- French: cobaye
- German: Versuchskaninchen, Proband, Probandin, Versuchsperson
- Italian: cavia
- Portuguese: cobaia
- Russian: подо́пытный кро́лик
- Spanish: conejillo de Indias
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