Guinea Pig - Law Dictionary Search Results
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A director usually one holding a number of directorships who serves merely or mainly for the fee in England often a guinea paid for attendance...
Capybara
A large South American rodent Hydrochaeligrus capybara Living on the margins of lakes and rivers It is the largest extant rodent being about three feet long and half that in height It somewhat resembles the Guinea pig to which it is related called also cabiai and water hog...
Cavy
A rodent of the genera Cavia and Dolichotis as the guinea pig Cavia cobaya Cavies are natives of South America...
Guinea pig
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...
Moco
A South American rodent Cavia rupestris allied to the Guinea pig but larger called also rock cavy...
paca
A large burrowing South American rodent Agouti paca syn Cuniculus paca formerly Coeliglogenys paca having blackish brown fur with four parallel rows of white spots along its sides the spotted cavy It is closely allied to the agouti and the Guinea pig and is highly esteemed as food...
Guinea
A district on the west coast of Africa formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves after which the Guinea fowl Guinea grass Guinea peach etc are named...
Guinea
Guinea, a coin formerly issued by the Mint. These coins were called in temp. Wm. IV., and the word now means only the sum of 1l. 1s., in which denomination the fees of counsel and physicians are always given....
Pig headed
Having a head like a pig hence figuratively stupidity obstinate perverse stubborn...
Pig
Pig. See SWINE...
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