guinea pig


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
guinea pig
noun
  • 1 a tailless South American cavy, now completely domesticated as a pet or laboratory animal. [Cavia porcellus.]
  • 2 a person or thing used as a subject for experiment.
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