Chinchilla laniger

Definitions of Chinchilla laniger
  1. noun
    small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur
    synonyms: chinchilla
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    type of:
    gnawer, rodent
    relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
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