Chinchillidae
plural noun
Chin·chil·li·dae
Definition of Chinchillidae
: a family of small bushy-tailed burrowing hystricomorph rodents of the uplands of South America that includes the chinchillas, the vizcachas, and extinct related forms
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Origin and Etymology of chinchillidae
New Latin, from Chinchilla, type genus + -idae
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