Definition of Chinchilla laniger

1. Noun. Small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur.

Exact synonyms: Chinchilla
Generic synonyms: Gnawer, Rodent
Group relationships: Genus Chinchilla

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chinchilla Laniger

China rose
China syndrome
China syndromes
China tree
Chinaman
Chinaman's chance
Chinaman on one's back
Chinamen
Chinamen's chances
Chinandega
Chinantec
Chinantecs
Chinatown
Chinatowner
Chinatowners
Chinchilla laniger (current term)
Chinchillidae
Chindia
Chindit
Chindits
Chinee
Chinese
Chinese-red
Chinese Crested Dog
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Years
Chinese Revolution
Chinese Shan
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Wall

Literary usage of Chinchilla laniger

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Land Mammals in the Western Hemisphere by William Berryman Scott (1913)
"Chinchilla (Chinchilla laniger). — By permission of WS Berridge, London. do, for grasping and climbing. The very large family of the Octodontidae has 17 ..."

2. Views of Nature: Or, Contemplations on the Sublime Phenomena of Creation by Alexander von Humboldt, Elise C. Otté, Henry George Bohn (1850)
"The Chinchilla laniger (Gray) lives only in a mild lower zone, and does not advance further south than the parallel of 35°.f Whilst among our European Alps, ..."

3. Bolivia: Geographical Sketch, Natural Resources, Laws, Economic Conditions (1904)
"The exports of goat skins in 1902 amounted to 60972 bolivianos, against 74815 for 1901 and 43000 in 1900. Chinchilla ( Chinchilla laniger). ..."

4. Aspects of Nature, in Different Lands and Different Climates; with by Alexander von Humboldt (1849)
"... however, is an error; the Chinchilla laniger (Gray) only lives in the mild temperature of the lower zone, and is not found farther south than the ..."

5. Aspects of Nature: In Different Lands and Different Climates; with by Alexander von Humboldt (1850)
"... is often supposed by Europeans to be an inhabitant of the high mountain regions of Chili: this, however, is an error; the Chinchilla laniger (Gray) only ..."

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