The difference between Chinchilla and Rodent

When used as nouns, chinchilla means either of two small, crepuscular rodents of the genus chinchilla, native to the andes, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets, whereas rodent means a mammal of the order rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.

Rodent is also adjective with the meaning: gnawing.

check bellow for the other definitions of Chinchilla and Rodent

  1. Chinchilla as a noun (countable):

    Either of two small, crepuscular rodents of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets.

  2. Chinchilla as a noun (uncountable):

    The fur of a chinchilla, used for clothing.

  3. Chinchilla as a noun:

    A variety of Persian cat with white fur and green eyes.

  1. Rodent as a noun:

    A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.

  2. Rodent as a noun (dated, bulletin board system slang, leet, pejorative):

    A person lacking in maturity, social skills, technical competence or intelligence; lamer.

  1. Rodent as an adjective:

    Gnawing; biting; corroding; applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.

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