chinchillas
- plural of chinchilla.
Example Sentences
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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
“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
The city's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said in a statement late on Saturday that it collected 1,134 samples from animals other than hamsters including rabbits and chinchillas, which were all negative.
From Reuters • Jan. 30, 2022
Esteban Trueba was less impressed by the nobleman’s bragging than he was by the chinchillas.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
