OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 11481

chinchilla

/t͡ʃɪnˈt͡ʃɪlə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chinchilla
A small, crepuscular rodent of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes Mountains, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets.
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 1…
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 exceptio…
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