noun
Loanword from English; refers to the animal. The native term モルモット is more common in everyday Japanese.
See also: モルモット
ペットショップでギニーピッグを見た。
I saw a guinea pig at the pet shop.
Variant with a middle dot; less common but still seen.
モルモット is the standard Japanese word for guinea pig; ギニーピッグ is a less common English loanword.
Borrowed from English 'guinea pig'.