HyperDic: mountain_chinchilla

English > 1 sense of the expression mountain chinchilla:
NOUNanimalmountain chinchilla, mountain viscachaa rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity
English > mountain chinchilla: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity.
Synonymmountain viscacha
Member ofLagidium, genus LagidiumA genus of Chinchillidae
Broaderrodent, gnawerrelatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing

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