guinea-pigs
Experimental trial participants
Guinea-pigs is the plural of guinea pig, a small rodent kept as a pet or used in laboratory research.
The animal is neither from Guinea nor a pig—the name's origin is uncertain.
By extension, a guinea pig is any subject of experimentation: We were guinea-pigs for the new training program.
The figurative use dominates in everyday speech.
Tailless South American rodent
- hutchCage for small pets
- cageBarred confinement structure
- beddingMaterials covering a mattress
- hayDried feed crop
pellets · water bottle · squeaking · popcorning · rosette · Abyssinian · Peruvian · boar
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- test subjectExperiment participant
- clinical trialHuman subject research experiment
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
serum · immunology · vivisection · animal testing · Pasteur · tuberculosis · diphtheria · antitoxin
Experiment participant
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- beta testerPre-launch software evaluator
- first attemptInitial effort at something
prototype · risk-taker · volunteer · pioneer · early adopter · trial run · proof of concept · pilot program
Pacific coast republic
- EcuadorCountry at zero latitude
- AndesSouth American western range
- roastedCooked uncovered with heat
- grilledCooked on metal bars
fried · traditional · delicacy · festival · Cusco · feast · celebration · indigenous
cavy
Tailless South American rodent
hay · pellets · water bottle · squeaking · popcorning · rosette · Abyssinian · Peruvian · boar · sow
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- test subjectExperiment participant
- clinical trialHuman subject research experiment
vaccine · serum · immunology · vivisection · animal testing · Pasteur · tuberculosis · diphtheria · antitoxin · pathology
test subject
Experiment participant
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- beta testerPre-launch software evaluator
first attempt · prototype · risk-taker · volunteer · pioneer · early adopter · trial run · proof of concept · pilot program · untested
Peru
Pacific coast republic
grilled · fried · traditional · delicacy · festival · Cusco · feast · celebration · indigenous · protein
guinea-pigsresearchers
Those who study systematically
experimenters · scientists · investigators · control group · testers
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