guinea Definition

an English gold coin issued from 1663 to 1813 and fixed in 1717 at 21 shillings

a unit of value equal to one pound and one shilling

region of western Africa bordering on the Atlantic from Gambia (on the north) to Angola (on the south)

republic in western Africa bordering on the Atlantic; formerly a territory of French West Africa; capital Conakry area 94,926 square miles (245,857 square kilometers), population 11,855,000

an African bird (Numida meleagris) related to the pheasants, raised for food in many parts of the world, and marked by a bare neck and head and slaty plumage speckled with white; broadly : any of several related birds

a tall African forage grass (Panicum maximum) introduced into tropical America and the southern U.S.

a female guinea fowl; broadly : guinea fowl

grains of paradise

a small stout-bodied short-eared tailless domesticated rodent (Cavia porcellus) of South American origin often kept as a pet and widely used in biological research —called also cavy

a subject of research, experimentation, or testing

a slender, parasitic, nematode worm (Dracunculus medinensis) of tropical regions that has an adult female that often attains a length of over 3 feet (91.5 centimeters) and is the causative agent of dracunculiasis

dracunculiasis

arm of the Atlantic in west central Africa; includes the Bights of Benin and Biafra