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guinea pig

/ˈɡɪni pɪɡ/

Traducción: Persona u objeto utilizado como sujeto para pruebas o experimentos, a menudo en contextos científicos o médicos. Proviene del nombre del pequeño roedor comúnmente usado en experimentos de laboratorio.

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/ˈɡɪni pɪɡ/B2informalscientific
  • esPersona u objeto utilizado como sujeto para pruebas o experimentos, a menudo en contextos científicos o médicos. Proviene del nombre del pequeño roedor comúnmente usado en experimentos de laboratorio.

A person or thing used as a subject for testing or experimentation, often in scientific or medical contexts. Derived from the small rodent commonly used in laboratory experiments.

  1. Small rodentA2formal

    A small, tailless rodent often kept as a pet, native to South America.

    esCobaya

    • My daughter has a pet guinea pig named Coco.
    • Guinea pigs need a clean cage and fresh hay.
    • The children love watching the guinea pig run on its wheel.
  2. Test subjectB2informal

    A person or thing used as a subject for an experiment or test.

    esConejillo de indias

    • The new software was tested on a group of volunteer guinea pigs.
    • I don't want to be a guinea pig for their risky marketing strategy.
    • The students acted as guinea pigs for the new teaching method.