What does cavia in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word cavia in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cavia in Italian.
The word cavia in Italian means guinea pig, guinea pig, test animal. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word cavia
guinea pigsostantivo femminile (animale o persona sottoposta ad esperimenti) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Gli animalisti hanno organizzato una manifestazione contro le cavie di laboratorio. Animal rights activists have organised a protest against using guinea pigs in labs. |
guinea pig, test animalsostantivo femminile (figurato (chi sperimenta per primo [qc] di rischioso o spiacevole) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Non ho nessuna intenzione di essere utilizzata come cavia per gli esperimenti culinari di mia sorella. I have no intention of being used as a test animal for my sister's cooking experiments. |
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