The difference between Guinea pig and Hamster
When used as nouns, guinea pig means a tailless rodent of the the family caviidae and the genus cavia, with short ears and larger than a hamster, whereas hamster means especially, the golden hamster, mesocricetus auratus, and the s of genus phodopus, often kept as a pets and used in scientific research.
Hamster is also verb with the meaning: to secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches.
check bellow for the other definitions of Guinea pig and Hamster
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Guinea pig as a noun:
A tailless rodent of the the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species Cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet.
Examples:
"synonyms: cavy q1=formal name"
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Guinea pig as a noun:
A rodent of any of several species within the family Caviidae.
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Guinea pig as a noun (figuratively):
A living experimental subject.
Examples:
"synonyms: lab rat"
"He became a human guinea pig and was paid by the company."
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Guinea pig as a noun (dated, slang):
A professional company director, without time or real qualifications for the duties.
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Guinea pig as a noun (obsolete):
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Hamster as a noun:
Any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. especially, the golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, and the s of genus Phodopus, often kept as a pets and used in scientific research.
Examples:
"It is the cutest sight to see a hamster stuff his puffy cheeks with food; where is it going to store it?"
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Hamster as a noun:
Other rodents of similar appearance, such as the maned hamster or crested hamster, , mouse-like hamsters of genus , and the white-tailed rat ().
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Hamster as a verb (ambitransitive):
To secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches.
Examples:
"synonyms stash"