Meanings
nounchinchillid (plural chinchillids)
plural chinchillids
- biologyAny rodent in the family Chinchillidae.
Chinchillids like Eoviscaccia are not yet strongly adapted to the cooler climates found in either high altitudes or southerly altitudes.
2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherworlds, Penguin, published 2023, page 66
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