chinchilla
noun
a small, South American rodent, Chinchilla laniger, raised for its soft, silvery gray fur: now rare in the wild.
chinchillas
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pluralof chinchilla.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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They were the first rodents to ever set foot on the continent, where they evolved into well-known groups like guinea pigs, chinchillas, capybaras and porcupines.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
The SEC has argued that the test -- which has been applied to investments in everything from whiskey casks to chinchillas -- depends on the economic realities of transactions, not the labels applied to them.
From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2023
“You weren’t just dealing with moving 400 chinchillas, which is not as hard, because they’re all one species so you can find new homes more easily for them,” Peet said.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2022
Over decades, the courts have ruled that securities law applies to a wide variety of financial products, including contracts for the sale of chinchillas.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
Small mammals domesticated as recently as the 19th and 20th centuries include foxes, mink, and chinchillas grown for fur and hamsters kept as pets.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
