"guinea-pig" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: guinea-pigs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} guinea-pig (plural guinea-pigs)
  1. Alternative spelling of guinea pig Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: guinea pig
    Sense id: en-guinea-pig-en-noun-ts1S8fP3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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