guinea pig
Kelime Anlamı :
1. kobay.
2. Kobay faresi.
3. 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).
4. Hint domuzu.
5. denek.
Eş Anlamlı Kelimeler :
Tanımlar :
1.
any of various small, short-eared domesticated rodents of the genus cavia, having variously colored hair and no visible tail. they are widely kept as pets and often used as experimental animals.
2. informal A person who is used as a subject for experimentation or research.
2. informal A person who is used as a subject for experimentation or research.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A tailless rodent of the the family Caviidae and the genus cavia genus, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet.
2. A rodent of any of several species within the family Caviidae.
3. A living experimental subject.
2. A rodent of any of several species within the family Caviidae.
3. A living experimental subject.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
A small brazilian rodent (cavia porcellus or cavia cobaya), about seven inches in length and usually of a white color, with spots of orange and black. called also cavy. it is the domesticated form of the wild cavy, often kept as a pet and used commonly as an experimental animal in laboratory research.
2. any animal or person used in an experiment; -- also applied to people who are unwillingly or unknowingly subjected by authorities to policies or procedures which might cause bodily or mental harm.
3. A contemptuous sobriquet.
2. any animal or person used in an experiment; -- also applied to people who are unwillingly or unknowingly subjected by authorities to policies or procedures which might cause bodily or mental harm.
3. A contemptuous sobriquet.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
the domestic form, in several varieties, of the restless cavy, cavia aperea, a brazilian rodent of the family Caviidæ.
2. the boschvark, Potamochærus africanus.
3. one whose fee is a guinea: a punning name, applied in the quotation to a veterinary surgeon.
4. A junior midshipman in the east india service.
2. the boschvark, Potamochærus africanus.
3. one whose fee is a guinea: a punning name, applied in the quotation to a veterinary surgeon.
4. A junior midshipman in the east india service.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia