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

History and Etymology for Chinchillidae

New Latin, from Chinchilla, type genus + -idae

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