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Definition of Chinchilla laniger
1. Noun. Small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chinchilla Laniger
Literary usage of Chinchilla laniger
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Land Mammals in the Western Hemisphere by William Berryman Scott (1913)
"Chinchilla (Chinchilla laniger). — By permission of WS Berridge, London. do, for
grasping and climbing. The very large family of the Octodontidae has 17 ..."
2. Views of Nature: Or, Contemplations on the Sublime Phenomena of Creation by Alexander von Humboldt, Elise C. Otté, Henry George Bohn (1850)
"The Chinchilla laniger (Gray) lives only in a mild lower zone, and does not
advance further south than the parallel of 35°.f Whilst among our European Alps, ..."
3. Bolivia: Geographical Sketch, Natural Resources, Laws, Economic Conditions (1904)
"The exports of goat skins in 1902 amounted to 60972 bolivianos, against 74815
for 1901 and 43000 in 1900. Chinchilla ( Chinchilla laniger). ..."
4. Aspects of Nature, in Different Lands and Different Climates; with by Alexander von Humboldt (1849)
"... however, is an error; the Chinchilla laniger (Gray) only lives in the mild
temperature of the lower zone, and is not found farther south than the ..."
5. Aspects of Nature: In Different Lands and Different Climates; with by Alexander von Humboldt (1850)
"... is often supposed by Europeans to be an inhabitant of the high mountain regions
of Chili: this, however, is an error; the Chinchilla laniger (Gray) only ..."
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