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short-tailed chinchilla

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A species of chinchilla, Chinchilla chinchilla, found in South America.

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: činčila krátkoocasá — South American animal
  • Russian: короткохво́стая шинши́лла (korotkoxvóstaja šinšílla) — South American animal
  • Spanish: chinchilla de cola corta — South American animal
  • Spanish: chinchilla real — South American animal
  • Spanish: chinchilla cordillerana — South American animal
  • Spanish: chinchilla del altiplano — South American animal
  • Spanish: chinchilla Peruana — South American animal