guinea pig
天竺鼠,豚鼠,天竺葵,天竺少女
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- : a short-eared, tailless rodent of the genus Cavia, usually white, black, and tawny, commonly regarded as the domesticated form of one of the South American wild species of cavy: often used in scientific experiments or kept as a pet.
- : Informal. the subject of any sort of experiment: I've volunteered as a guinea pig in several clinical trials.
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He has said he believes Al Sharpton is a “race pimp” and a pig.
Elle magazine shot an editorial in September, one picture revealing a teacup pig sitting pretty by a mini Tyler Alexandra bag.
We are, essentially, an army of guinea pigs millions strong.
Guinea, with 25 percent, recorded the lowest adult literacy rate in the world at that time.
In Guinea, just 42 percent of the population aged 15-24 can both read and write a “short simple statement” in their everyday life.
Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.
"I don't know whether I am going to like this or not--this coming to live in town," thought the little pig.
The pig family did not know when Squinty would be taken away from them, and all they could do was to wait.
Several times after this the boy and his sisters came to look down into the pig pen.
But just wishing never made anyone larger or taller, not even a pig, and Squinty stayed the same size.