genus chinchilla

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Chinchillidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mammal genus,
definition	:	a genus of mammals (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	chinchilla, chinchilla laniger,
definition	:	small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	chinchillidae, family chinchillidae,
definition	:	small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents (noun.animal)