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GENUS CHINCHILLA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Chinchillidae
Classified under:
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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