English
chinchilla
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  • IPA: /tʃɪnˈtʃɪlə/
Noun

chinchilla

  1. (countable) Either of two small, crepuscular rodents of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets.
    • 2004, Jamie Huggins, Chinchillas - from Pets to Profession, page 3 ↗,
      It's important to put a lot of thought into owning a chinchilla since they have a considerably long lifespan of 10 to 20 years.
      Chinchillas are most widely known for their exceptional fur coat.
    • 2008, Jeff Wyatt, Chapter 17: Anesthesia and Analgesia in Other Mammals, Richard E. Fish, Marilyn J. Brown, Peggy J. Danneman, Alicia Z. Karas (editors), Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals, page 469 ↗,
      Chinchillas inhabit high elevations (3,000–5,000m) of the Chilean Andes Mountains. The chinchillas kept as pet or research animals in North America are all descendents[sic] of 13 founders wild caught in 1927.
    • 2009, Ron E. Banks, Julie M. Sharp, Sonia D. Doss, Deborah A. Vanderford, Exotic Small Mammal Care and Husbandry, page 125 ↗,
      Chinchillas are long-lived rodents that are native to South America, primarily Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. The chinchilla is a hystricomorph (hedgehoglike) rodent closely related to guinea pigs, porcupines, and agoutis (Hrapkiewicz et al., 1998).
  2. (uncountable) The fur of a chinchilla, used for clothing.
  3. A variety of Persian cat with white fur and green eyes.
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