Family Chinchillidae (Noun)
Meaning
Small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Chinchillas are part of the family Chinchillidae, a group of small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents.
- The family Chinchillidae includes mountain viscachas and plains viscachas in addition to chinchillas.
- Rodents of the family Chinchillidae have some of the densest fur in the animal kingdom.
- Animals of the family Chinchillidae have sharp claws that they use for digging complex burrows.
- Some members of the family Chinchillidae have adapted to life at high elevations in the Andes Mountains.