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CHINCHILLIDAE

Dictionary entry overview: What does Chinchillidae mean?

• CHINCHILLIDAE (noun)
The noun CHINCHILLIDAE has 1 sense:

1. small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents

Familiarity information: CHINCHILLIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CHINCHILLIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Chinchillidae ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Chinchillidae; family Chinchillidae

Hypernyms ("Chinchillidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Chinchillidae"):

genus Chinchilla (type genus of the Chinchillidae)

genus Lagidium; Lagidium (a genus of Chinchillidae)

genus Lagostomus; Lagostomus (viscachas)

Abrocoma; genus Abrocoma (abrocomes)

Holonyms ("Chinchillidae" is a member of...):

Hystricomorpha; suborder Hystricomorpha (an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.)

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