English noun: guinea pig | |||
1. | guinea pig (person) a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation | ||
Samples | The subjects for this investigation were selected randomly. The cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities. | ||
Synonyms | case, subject | ||
Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
2. | guinea pig (animal) stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research | ||
Synonyms | Cavia cobaya | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cavy | ||