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# guinea

«guinea» in Mova's school dictionary: **most often heard in «guinea pig», a small furry pet…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a guinea, guineas); part of names (guinea pig, Guinea, New Guinea)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Guinea is most often heard in «guinea pig», a small furry pet rodent with no tail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#m1)

2) A guinea pig can also mean a person used to test something new: Be my guinea pig for this recipe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#m2)

3) A guinea was an old British gold coin worth a little more than a pound. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#m3)

4) Guinea (capital G) is a country in West Africa; Papua New Guinea and Equatorial Guinea are other countries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science and pet-care lessons, guinea pigs are rodents, not pigs, and not from Guinea; they come from South America, need hay, fresh vegetables, vitamin C and company of other guinea pigs. In everyday speech, being a «guinea pig» means trying something out first. In geography: Guinea is in Africa, New Guinea is a big island north of Australia. Phrases: guinea pig, guinea fowl.

### examples

- Our class has two guinea pigs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#x1)
- A guinea pig is a rodent, not a pig. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#x2)
- Guinea pigs love fresh hay and carrots. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#x3)
- I was the guinea pig for Mum's new soup. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#x4)
- Guinea is a country in West Africa. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#x5)
- A guinea was an old British coin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#x6)
- Papua New Guinea is north of Australia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#x7)
- Guinea pigs squeak when they are excited. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#x8)
- ‘There is a guinea for you,’ said he; ‘go and bring her here.’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#x9)

### note

Pronounced GIN-ee (like «skinny» without the sk). Lower case in guinea pig; capital G for countries. A guinea pig is neither a pig nor from Guinea.

### In the corpora

- [Black and brown bear cubs are born in the den in midwinter and are only about the size of a guinea pig.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/23-bears/11/)
- [Guinea pigs cannot make their own vitamin C, so they need fresh vegetables such as pepper or leafy greens every day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/63-guinea-pigs-hamsters-and-fish/8/)
- [Guinea pigs are herd animals, so at least two should live together.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/63-guinea-pigs-hamsters-and-fish/9/)
- [Example: a girl in Auckland wants to hold her friend's guinea pig.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/288-being-gentle-with-small-animals/4/)
- [The guinea pig stays calm.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/288-being-gentle-with-small-animals/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «guinea» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.