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Chinchilla member of the Chinchillidae family of the order Rodentia. Chinchilla brevicaudata called also short-tailed chinchilla. chinchilla 1. small, South American rodent, valued for its silver-gray fur. Called also Chinchilla laniger. 2. a breed of cat; see chinchilla cat. 3. a breed of rabbit; see chinchilla rabbit. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Exotic pets are also a source of several human infections that vary from severe monkeypox related to pet prairie dogs or lyssaviruses in pet bats to less severe but more common ringworm infections acquired from African pygmy hedgehogs or chinchillas. Spektor: Park et al investigated the protective effect of corticosteroids against the cytotoxicity of aminoglycoside otic drops in the outer hair cells of chinchillas. According to the most recent figures from animal control, over 5,000 wild animals were seized from city homes last year, including alligators, pigs and chinchillas. |
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