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GENUS CHINCHILLA

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• GENUS CHINCHILLA (noun)
The noun GENUS CHINCHILLA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Chinchillidae

Familiarity information: GENUS CHINCHILLA used as a noun is very rare.

• GENUS CHINCHILLA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Chinchillidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Chinchilla" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Chinchilla"):

chinchilla; Chinchilla laniger (small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur)

Holonyms ("genus Chinchilla" is a member of...):

Chinchillidae; family Chinchillidae (small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents)

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Definition of Chinchillidae
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