Why did they name the small rodent a "guinea pig"?
It doesn't look like a pig
It looks like a rodent
@vaporeon_ this isn't actually an explanation but in the scientific name for guinea pig, cavia porcellus, "porcellus" is apparently latin for "little pig"
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@vaporeon_ wikipedia simply tells us 'How the animals came to be called "pigs" is not clear.'
@vaporeon_ this was a lot of posts to simply not answer your question LOL