Meanings
plural chinchilla rats
- Any of the caviomorph rodents of family Abrocomidae, native to the Andes Mountains.
There are also two species of chinchilla rat, agile rock climbers that ascend bushes when feeding.
2013, Tim Burford, chapter I, in Chile Highlights, page 392 more examples
The chinchilla rat is a nocturnal rodent about the same size as a degu.[…]Chinchilla rats and degus live together in harmony, often seeming oblivious to each other's presence.
2001, Sharon Lynn Vanderlip, chapter I, in Degus, page 41Chinchilla rats look roughly like large woodrats (Neotoma, Cricetidae), reach over 400 millimeters in total length, and resemble octodontids in many ways.
2011, Terry A. Vaughan, James M. Ryan, Nicholas J. Czaplewski, Mammalogy, 5th edition, page 232Synonyms: abrocomid, rat chinchilla
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of the caviomorph rodents of family Abrocomidae, native to the Andes Mountains.
More synonyms by meaning
nounratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish tsintsilloni
- tsintsilloniAbrocoma
Polish szynszyloszczur, kuskoszczur
- szynszyloszczurAbrocoma
- kuskoszczurCuscomys
Swedish chinchillaråtta
- chinchillaråttaAbrocoma
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