GENUS CHINCHILLA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Chinchillidae

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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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