GUINEA PIG


Meaning of GUINEA PIG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1664

1. : a small stout-bodied short-eared tailless domesticated rodent ( Cavia porcellus ) of South American origin often kept as a pet and widely used in biological research — called also cavy

2. : a subject of research, experimentation, or testing

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.