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Mushroom vs Chinchilla - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between mushroom and chinchilla

is that mushroom is any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood) while chinchilla is 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.

As an adjective mushroom

is having characteristics like those of a mushroom, for example in shape or appearance, speed of growth, or texture.

As a verb mushroom

is to grow quickly to a large size.

mushroom

English

(wikipedia mushroom) {{picdic , image=Flammulina velutipes 04.jpg , detail1= , detail2= }}

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies]] of [[fungus, fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).
    • Some mushroom s are edible and taste good, while others are poisonous and taste foul.
  • A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.
  • champignon or Agaricus bisporus , the mushroom species most commonly used in cooking.
  • One of the mushroom-shaped pegs in bar billiards.
  • (obsolete, figurative) One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.
    • (Francis Bacon)
  • Something that grows very quickly or seems to appear suddenly.

    • Synonyms

    * (something appearing suddenly) shroom

    Derived terms

    * magic mushroom * mushroom anchor * mushroom cloud * mushroom coral * mushroom spawn * mushroomy * straw mushroom

    See also

    * cep, * champignon * chanterelle * cremini * fungus * morel * porcino * portabela, portabella, portabello, portobela, portobella, portobello, portobelo * shiitake * toadstool

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having characteristics like those of a mushroom, for example in shape or appearance, speed of growth, or texture.
    • mushroom cloud

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To grow quickly to a large size.
    • The town’s population mushroomed from 10,000 to 110,000 in five years.
  • To gather mushrooms .
  • (ballistics) (Of a bullet) To form the shape of a mushroom when a bullet impacts a soft target.

    • chinchilla

    English

    (wikipedia chinchilla)

    Noun

  • 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.
  • * 2004 , Jamie Huggins, Chinchillas - from Pets to Profession , page 3,
    • It's important to put a lot of thought into owning a chinchilla since they have a considerably long lifespan of 10 to 20 years.
    Chinchillas are most widely known for their exceptional fur coat.
  • * 2008 , Jeff Wyatt, Chapter 17: Anesthesia and Analgesia in Other Mammals'', Richard E. Fish, Marilyn J. Brown, Peggy J. Danneman, Alicia Z. Karas (editors), ''Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals , page 469,
    • Chinchillas' inhabit high elevations (3,000–5,000m) of the Chilean Andes Mountains. The ' chinchillas kept as pet or research animals in North America are all descendents(sic) of 13 founders wild caught in 1927.
  • * 2009 , Ron E. Banks, Julie M. Sharp, Sonia D. Doss, Deborah A. Vanderford, Exotic Small Mammal Care and Husbandry , page 125,
    • Chinchillas' are long-lived rodents that are native to South America, primarily Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. The '''chinchilla is a hystricomorph (hedgehoglike) rodent closely related to guinea pigs, porcupines, and agoutis (Hrapkiewicz ''et al. , 1998).
  • (uncountable) The fur of a chinchilla , used for clothing.

    • Derived terms

    * long-tailed chinchilla () * short-tailed chinchilla (, formerly C. brevicaudata )

    See also

    * viscacha ----