Boar and sow (guinea pigs)
Spanish translation: macho/hembra
| 15:55 Dec 6, 2013 |
| English to Spanish translations [PRO] Science - Livestock / Animal Husbandry / Guinea pigs | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Rubén Jiménez Ecuador Local time: 00:54 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | macho/hembra |
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| 3 +1 | jabalí y puerca |
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| 4 | conejillo y conejilla / cobayo y cobaya |
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10 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| boar and sow (guinea pigs) macho/hembra Explanation: Existen muchos nombres para diferenciar a este animalito, conejillo de Indias, cobayo, cobaya, acure, curí, cuye, cuilo, cuis o cuy, pero para referirse al genero en mi país solo utilizamos macho y hembra. Reference: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavia_porcellus |
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18 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| boar and sow (guinea pigs) jabalí y puerca Explanation: otra pos. Ruth |
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1 hr confidence:
| boar and sow (guinea pigs) conejillo y conejilla / cobayo y cobaya Explanation: Aunque, según el país, se suele usar indistintamente cobayo y cobaya para el "guinea pig" sin diferenciar los géneros, al menos en Argentina he visto usar uno u otro según su sexo. |
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