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  Guinea pig \Guin"ea pig`\ [Prob. a mistake for Guiana pig.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) A small Brazilian rodent ({Cavia porcellus or
        Cavia cobaya), about seven inches in length and usually
        of a white color, with spots of orange and black. Called
        also cavy. It is the domesticated form of the wild cavy,
        often kept as a pet and used commonly as an experimental
        animal in laboratory research.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
  
     2. Hence, [figuratively]: Any animal or person used in an
        experiment; -- also applied to people who are unwillingly
        or unknowingly subjected by authorities to policies or
        procedures which might cause bodily or mental harm.
        [PJC]
  
     3. A contemptuous sobriquet. [Obs.] --Smollett
        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

  Guinea \Guin"ea\ (g[i^]n"[-e]), n.
     1. A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for
        its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea
        fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.
  
     2. A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings
        sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the
        issue of sovereigns in 1817.
  
              The guinea, so called from the Guinea gold out of
              which it was first struck, was proclaimed in 1663,
              and to go for twenty shillings; but it never went
              for less than twenty-one shillings.   --Pinkerton.
  
     Guinea corn. (Bot.) See Durra.
  
     Guinea Current (Geog.), a current in the Atlantic Ocean
        setting southwardly into the Bay of Benin on the coast of
        Guinea.
  
     Guinea dropper one who cheats by dropping counterfeit
        guineas. [Obs.] --Gay.
  
     Guinea fowl, Guinea hen (Zo["o]l.), an African
        gallinaceous bird, of the genus Numida, allied to the
        pheasants. The common domesticated species ({N.
        meleagris), has a colored fleshy horn on each aide of the
        head, and is of a dark gray color, variegated with small
        white spots. The crested Guinea fowl ({N. cristata) is a
        finer species.
  
     Guinea grains (Bot.), grains of Paradise, or amomum. See
        Amomum.
  
     Guinea grass (Bot.), a tall strong forage grass ({Panicum
        jumentorum) introduced. from Africa into the West Indies
        and Southern United States.
  
     Guinea-hen flower (Bot.), a liliaceous flower ({Fritillaria
        Meleagris) with petals spotted like the feathers of the
        Guinea hen.
  
     Guinea peach. See under Peach.
  
     Guinea pepper (Bot.), the pods of the Xylopia aromatica,
        a tree of the order Anonace[ae], found in tropical West
        Africa. They are also sold under the name of Piper
        [AE]thiopicum. 
  
     Guinea pig. [Prob. a mistake for Guiana pig.]
        (a) (Zo["o]l.) A small Brazilian rodent ({Cavia cobaya),
            about seven inches in length and usually of a white
            color, with spots of orange and black.

  guinea pig
       n 1: a person who is subjected to experimental or other
            observational procedures; someone who is an object of
            investigation; "the subjects for this investigation were
            selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were
            drawn from two different communities" [syn: subject, case]
       2: stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept
          as a pet and widely used in research [syn: Cavia cobaya]

  guinea pig
     n.
     1 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.
     2 A rodent of any of several species within the family Caviidae.
     3 (lb en figuratively) A living experimental subject.
     4 (lb en dated slang) A professional company director, without time
  or real qualifications for the duties. <!--Chambers 1908-->
     5 (lb en nautical obsolete) A midshipman in the East India service;
  (i: by extension) a low-skilled or non-proficient seaman.

  guinea pig
     n.
     1 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.
     2 A rodent of any of several species within the family Caviidae.
     3 (lb en figuratively) A living experimental subject.
     4 (lb en dated slang) A professional company director, without time
  or real qualifications for the duties. <!--Chambers 1908-->
     5 (lb en nautical obsolete) A midshipman in the East India service;
  (i: by extension) a low-skilled or non-proficient seaman.

  guinea pig
     n.
     1 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.
     2 A rodent of any of several species within the family Caviidae.
     3 (lb en figuratively) A living experimental subject.
     4 (lb en dated slang) A professional company director, without time
  or real qualifications for the duties. <!--Chambers 1908-->
     5 (lb en nautical obsolete) A midshipman in the East India service;
  (i: by extension) a low-skilled or non-proficient seaman.

  guinea pig
     n.
     1 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.
     2 A rodent of any of several species within the family Caviidae.
     3 (lb en figuratively) A living experimental subject.
     4 (lb en dated slang) A professional company director, without time
  or real qualifications for the duties. <!--Chambers 1908-->
     5 (lb en nautical obsolete) A midshipman in the East India service;
  (i: by extension) a low-skilled or non-proficient seaman.

  guinea pig
     Englanti n.
     1 (''eläintiede'') marsu
     2 koekaniini, koehenkilö

  guinea pig
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=däggdjur språk=en) marsvin

  Guinea pig /ɡˈɪni pˈɪɡ/
  الخنزير الغينيّ

  guinea pig //ˈɡɪni pɪɡ// 
  1. опитно зайче
  experimental subject
  2. мо́рско свинче́
  rodent

  guinea pig /ɡˈɪni pˈɪɡ/ 
   [hovor] evakuovaný člověk (za 2. světové války)
  

  guinea pig /ɡˈɪni pˈɪɡ/ 
   [přen] pokusný králík

  guinea pig /ɡˈɪni pˈɪɡ/
  morče

  guinea pig /ɡˈɪni pˈɪɡ/
  Meerschweinchen  [zool.]
        "guinea pig boar"  - männliches Meerschweinchen
     Synonym: cavy
  
   see: cavies, guinea pigs, cavy boar
  

  guinea pig /ɡˈɪni pˈɪɡ/
  Versuchskaninchen  [übtr.]
   see: guinea pigs
  

  guinea pig /ɡˈɪni pˈɪɡ/
  Versuchsperson , Versuchsobjekt 
   see: guinea pigs
  

  guinea pig /ɡˈɪni pˈɪɡ/
  
  πειραμτόζωο

  guinea pig //ˈɡɪni pɪɡ// 
  1. koekaniini
  experimental subject
  2. marsu
  rodent

  guinea pig /ɡˈɪni pˈɪɡ/
  morsko prase, zamorac

  guinea pig /ɡˈɪni pˈɪɡ/
  tengerimalac

  guinea pig //ˈɡɪni pɪɡ// 
  marmut
  rodent

  guinea pig //ˈɡɪni pɪɡ// 
  1. 実験材料, モルモット
  experimental subject
  2. モルモット, ギニアピッグ, 天竺鼠
  rodent

  guinea pig //ˈɡɪni pɪɡ// 
  1. forsøkskanin, prøvekanin
  experimental subject
  2. marsvin
  rodent

  guinea pig /ɡˈɪni pˈɪɡ/
  cobaia

  guinea pig //ˈɡɪni pɪɡ// 
  1. försökskanin
  experimental subject
  2. marsvin
  rodent

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "guinea pig":
     Cape polecat, ape, bar, bear, cavy, chimp, chimpanzee, coon,
     ferret, foumart, glutton, groundhog, hedgehog, laboratory animal,
     monk, monkey, mousehound, opossum, patient, polecat, porcupine,
     possum, prairie dog, quill pig, raccoon, skunk, subject, testee,
     weasel, whistle-pig, wolverine, woodchuck, zoril
  
  

     n. 天竺鼠