guinea pig

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English - Turkish
kobay

Mary, Noel için bir kobay aldı. - Mary got a Guinea pig for Christmas.

Tom bir kobay olmak için gönüllü değildi. - Tom didn't volunteer to be a guinea pig.

denek
Deniz mayın harbinde; a) Belli koşullar altında bir bölgenin mayından temizlenmesi veya b) Bilhassa presor mayınların patlatılmasını sağlamak için kullanılan bir gemi (NOT: NATO tanımı aveb. alt bölümlerini kullanmaz)
Kobay faresi
Hint domuzu

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guinea pig, type of small rodent
kobay, küçük kemirgen türü
English - English
A living experimental subject

He became a human guinea pig and was paid by the company.

A tailless rodent of the Cavia genus, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species Cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet
a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation; "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"
{i} type of small rodent; subject of an experiment
If someone is used as a guinea pig in an experiment, something is tested on them that has not been tested on people before. a human guinea pig Nearly 500,000 pupils are to be guinea pigs in a trial run of the new 14-plus exams
A guinea pig is a small furry animal without a tail. Guinea pigs are often kept as pets. Domesticated species (Cavia porcellus) of South American cavy (family Caviidae). It resembles most other cavies in being stout, short-legged, and about 10 in. (25 cm) long. It has small ears, no external tail, and a coat that is black, tan, cream-coloured, brown, white, or a combination of these colours. Hair length and texture vary among varieties. It feeds largely on grass and other green plants. Domesticated in pre-Incan times, it was introduced into Europe in the early 16th century. It is a popular pet and a valuable research animal
stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research

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guinea pigs
plural form of guinea pig
guinea-pig
Attributive form of guinea pig, noun
guineapig
Alternative spelling of guinea pig
A guinea pig
cavy
guinea pig

    Hyphenation

    guin·ea pig

    Turkish pronunciation

    gîni pîg

    Pronunciation

    /ˈgənē ˈpəg/ /ˈɡɪniː ˈpɪɡ/

    Etymology

    () The origin of "guinea" in "guinea pig" is hard to explain. One theory is that the animals were brought to Europe by way of Guinea, leading people to think they had originated there.(Can we this quote?) Wagner, Joseph E., The Biology of the Guinea Pig, Academic Press, ISBN 0-12-730050-3: "Guinea" was also frequently used in English to refer generally to any far-off, unknown country, and so the name may simply be a colorful reference to the animal's foreignness."." Dictionary.com. URL accessed on 2006-08-29. Others believe "guinea" may be an alteration of the word coney (“rabbit”); guinea pigs were referred to as "pig coneys" in Edward Topsell's 1607 treatise on quadrupeds.
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