| inglese > italiano | |
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| guinea pig | |
| 1. sost. (mammalogia) porcellino d'india | |
| 2. sost. (senso figurato) cavia | |
| inglese > inglese | |
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| guinea pig | |
| 1. subst. A tailless rodent of the the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species Cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet. |  |
| 2. subst. A rodent of any of several species within the family Caviidae. | |
| 3. subst. (figuratively) A living experimental subject. | |
| He became a human guinea pig and was paid by the company. | |
| 4. subst. (dated, slang) A professional company director, without time or real qualifications for the duties. | |
| 5. subst. (obsolete) Term of contempt. | |
| italiano > inglese | |
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| cavia | |
| 1. subst. guinea pig | |
| fare la cavia | |
