Chinchillidae

Thesaurus

Noun

Chinchillidae - small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodentsfamily Chinchillidaemammal family - a family of mammalsHystricomorpha, suborder Hystricomorpha - an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.genus Chinchilla - type genus of the Chinchillidaegenus Lagidium, Lagidium - a genus of Chinchillidaegenus Lagostomus, Lagostomus - viscachasAbrocoma, genus Abrocoma - abrocomes

Chinchillidae

[chin′chil·ə‚dē] (vertebrate zoology) A family of rodents comprising the chinchillas and viscachas.

Chinchillidae

a family of mammals of the order Rodentia. The body length is 22–66 cm; the tail length is 7–32 cm. The family consists of three genera— Chinchilla, Lagostomus (with one species, the viscacha), and Lagidium. The animals, which inhabit South America, are commercially valuable. Their number is decreasing, but they are now protected animals.

Chinchillidae

Related to Chinchillidae: chinchilla

noun

Synonyms for Chinchillidae

noun small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents

Synonyms

family Chinchillidae

Related Words

mammal family
Hystricomorpha
suborder Hystricomorpha
genus Chinchilla
genus Lagidium
Lagidium
genus Lagostomus
Lagostomus
Abrocoma
genus Abrocoma

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