NOUN | person | guinea pig, subject, case | a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures |
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animal | guinea pig, Cavia cobaya | stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy |
Meaning | A person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation. | |
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Synonyms | subject, case | |
Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
Meaning | stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research. | |
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Synonym | Cavia cobaya | |
Broader | cavy | short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent |
Spanish | cobaya, cobayo, conejillo de indias, curí, cuy | |
Catalan | cobaia, cobai, conill d'índies, conillet d'índies, conill porquí |
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