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Definition of Genus Chinchilla
1. Noun. Type genus of the Chinchillidae.
Group relationships: Chinchillidae, Family Chinchillidae
Member holonyms: Chinchilla, Chinchilla Laniger
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Chinchilla
Literary usage of Genus Chinchilla
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederick Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1902)
"The genus Chinchilla, containing but a .single species, C. lani- ger, is a small
and squirrel-like creature, living at considerable heights in the Andes. ..."
2. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The genus Chinchilla — Chinchillas — and closely allied genera inhabit the mountain
regions of Chili and Peru. Chinchillas are scarcely larger than rats, ..."
3. Natural History: A Manual of Zoology for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1872)
"The genus Chinchilla — Chinchillas — and closely allied genera inhabit the mountain
regions of Chili and Peru. Chinchillas are scarcely larger than rats, ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... if used, is ¡n Latin form ; but when it is also Anglicized an English plural
is nsed : as, the chinchillas, the "animals of the genus Chinchilla. ..."
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