英语词汇“guinea pig”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

guinea pig

释义

guinea /ginˈi/

noun

An obsolete English gold coin first made of gold brought from Guinea, in Africa
Its value (now £1.05), a unit still used by certain professionals in charging fees, and in auctions

adjective

Priced at a guinea

Guinˈean adjective

Of or relating to either of two countries in W Africa (the Republic of Guinea and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau), or to their inhabitants

noun

A native or citizen of either of these countries

Guinea corn or guinea corn noun

guinea fowl noun

A native African bird (genus Numida) of the pheasant family, ground-dwelling, dark grey with white spots

Guinea grass or guinea grass noun

A tall African grass of the millet genus (Panicum)

guinea hen noun

guinea pig noun

A small S American rodent, the cavy
(also human guinea pig) a person used as the subject of an experiment (as the animal commonly is in the laboratory)
A do-nothing, token company director, etc (slang)

Guinea worm or guinea worm noun

A very slender threadlike parasitic nematode worm (Dracunculus medinensis), common in tropical Africa

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