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Word entry · 10 letters

chinchilla

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"Soft-furred rodent"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /t͡ʃɪnˈt͡ʃɪlə/Part of speech nounSorted acchhiillnStarts with CEnds with A1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

Borrowed from Spanish chinchilla.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • Chinchillas inhabit high elevations (3,000–5,000m) of the Chilean Andes Mountains. The chinchillas kept as pet or research animals in North America are all descendents^([sic]) of 13 founders wild caught in 1927.

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