Chinchilla vs. Rat — What's the Difference?

Chinchillas are either of two species (Chinchilla chinchilla and Chinchilla lanigera) of crepuscular rodents of the parvorder Caviomorpha. They are slightly larger and more robust than ground squirrels, and are native to the Andes mountains in South America.

Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus Rattus.

Either of two rodents of the genus Chinchilla that are native to the mountains of South America and are widely raised in captivity for their soft, pale gray fur.

A rodent that resembles a large mouse, typically having a pointed snout and a long tail. Some kinds have become cosmopolitan and are sometimes responsible for transmitting diseases.

The fur of either of these animals.

A despicable person, especially a man who has been deceitful or disloyal

A thick twilled cloth of wool and cotton used for overcoats.

A person who is associated with or frequents a specified place

(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.

A pad used to give shape and fullness to a woman's hair.

(uncountable) The fur of a chinchilla, used for clothing.

Used to express mild annoyance or irritation.

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

Hunt or kill rats

A small rodent (Chinchilla lanigera), of the size of a large squirrel, remarkable for its fine fur, which is very soft and of a pearly gray color. It is a native of Peru and Chili.

Desert one's party, side, or cause

The fur of the chinchilla.

Shape (hair) with a rat.

A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.

Any of various long-tailed rodents resembling mice but larger, especially one of the genus Rattus.

The expensive silvery gray fur of the chinchilla

Any of various animals similar to one of these long-tailed rodents.

A thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton

A despicable person, especially one who betrays or informs upon associates.

Small rodent with soft pearly gray fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur

A scab laborer.

A pad of material, typically hair, worn as part of a woman's coiffure to puff out her own hair.

(Slang) A person who frequently passes time at a particular place. Often used in combination

To hunt for or catch rats, especially with the aid of dogs.

(Slang) To reveal incriminating or embarrassing information about someone, especially to a person in authority

(Slang) To work as a scab laborer.

To puff out (the hair) with or as if with a pad of material.

(zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.

(informal) Any of the numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) that resemble true rats in appearance, usually having a pointy snout, a long, bare tail, and body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.

(informal) A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling.

(informal) An informant or snitch.

(informal) A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies.

(slang) A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.

A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.

A roll of material used to puff out the hair, which is turned over it.

Vagina.

(regional) A scratch or a score.

A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.

(usually with “on” or “out”) To betray a person or party, especially by telling their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in.

To work as a scab, going against trade union policies.

(of a dog, etc.) To kill rats.

(regional) To scratch or score.

To tear, rip, rend.

Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths.

One of several species of small rodents of the genus Rattus (formerly included in Mus) and allied genera, of the family Muridae, distinguished from mice primarily by being larger. They infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway rat, also called brown rat, (Rattus norvegicus formerly Mus decumanus), the black rat (Rattus rattus formerly Mus rattus), and the roof rat (formerly Mus Alexandrinus, now included in Rattus rattus). These were introduced into America from the Old World. The white rat used most commonly in laboratories is primarily a strain derived from Rattus rattus.

A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material, used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their natural hair.

One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the trades, one who works for lower wages than those prescribed by a trades union.

In English politics, to desert one's party from interested motives; to forsake one's associates for one's own advantage; in the trades, to work for less wages, or on other conditions, than those established by a trades union.

To catch or kill rats.

To be an informer (against an associate); to inform (on an associate); to squeal; - used commonly in the phrase to rat on.

Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible;

One who reveals confidential information in return for money

A pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure

Desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage

Employ scabs or strike breakers in

Take the place of work of someone on strike

Give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat

Catch rats, especially with dogs

Give away information about somebody;