corpus vile
corpus vile · corpora vilia
A person, animal or thing treated as expendable, to therefore use as an experimental…A person, animal or thing treated as expendable, to therefore use as an experimental subject regardless of whatever loss or damage it may suffer as a result.
/ˈkɔɹpəs ˈviːleɪ/
Meaning
2 sensesA person, animal or thing treated as expendable, to therefore use as an experimental subject regardless of whatever loss or damage it may suffer as a result.
(figuratively)The subject of an experiment.
Origin
From Latin corpus (“body”) vile (“worthless”).From Latin corpus (“body”) vile (“worthless”).
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Forms
plural: corpora vilia| Singular | corpus vile |
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| Plural | corpora vilia |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular