Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What is a guinea pig?

What is a guinea pig? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A tailless rodent of the the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia genus, 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. (figuratively) A living experimental subject.
  4. (dated, slang) A professional company director, without time or real qualifications for the duties.
  5. (obsolete) Term of contempt.
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Similar Words
Examples
The collection of paintings include performing horses, elephants, sheep, hyenas, snakes, birds and a guinea pig.
The way I was planning this spiritual experiment, I would have been the sole guinea pig.
The animals, a meerkat and a guinea pig, cannot bear to be apart from each other and whine uncontrollably when they are parted.
The dorsal psalterium of the guinea pig was electrophysiologically studied with a view to possible commissural fiber groups and their properties.
It seems that not all rodents in those days were cute little balls of fur like your daughter's guinea pig.
And even though the guinea pig was ten times the size of a normal guinea pig, it accepted the carrot hungrily and walked off happily.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024