guinea pignoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡɪn.i ˌpɪɡ/us/ˈɡɪn.i ˌpɪɡ/guinea pig noun [ C ] (ANIMAL)
a small animal covered in fur with rounded ears, short legs, and no tail, often kept as a pet by children
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Rodents & similar animals
- beaver
- bunny
- chinchilla
- chipmunk
- coney
- cony
- coypu
- gopher
- groundhog
- hamster
- hare
- jackrabbit
- mice
- mole
- mouse
- prairie dog
- rabbit
- rat
- shrew
- woodchuck
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guinea pig noun [ C ] (TEST)
a person used in a scientific test, usually to discover the effect of a drug on humans:
They're asking for students to be guinea pigs in their research into the common cold.
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Inventing, designing and innovation
- architect
- artificer
- authoring
- blueprint
- cad
- coin
- computer-aided design
- engineer
- ergonomics
- father
- founding father
- innovate
- interior design
- mint
- pioneer
- research
- research and development
- robotics
- tech
- technical
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