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chinchillas

chinchillas is the plural of chinchilla.

Meaning of chinchilla

Noun

chinchilla (countable and uncountable, plural chinchillas)

  1. (countable) A small, crepuscular rodent of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes Mountains, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets.
    • It's important to put a lot of thought into owning a chinchilla since they have a considerably long lifespan of 10 to 20 years.
      Chinchillas are most widely known for their exceptional fur coat.2004, Jamie Huggins, Chinchillas - from Pets to Profession, page 3
  2. (uncountable) The fur of a chinchilla, used for clothing.
  3. A variety of Persian cat with white fur and green eyes.

See all 4 meanings of chinchilla

Proper noun capitalized: Chinchillas

Chinchillas

  1. (plural) plural of Chinchilla

Phrases with chinchillas

Questions about chinchillas

What is chinchillas the plural of?
Chinchillas is the plural of chinchilla.
What part of speech is chinchillas?
Chinchillas is a proper noun.

Words near chinchillas in the dictionary

  1. chinchilla wattle
  2. chinchilla wattles
  3. chinchillada
  4. chinchilladas
  5. chinchillalike
  6. chinchillas
  7. chinchillated
  8. chinchillation
  9. chinchillid
  10. chinchillids
  11. chinchilline

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