How many letters does the answer have?

The answer CHINCHILLA has 10 letters.

When was this clue last used?

This clue was most recently seen in 2025.

How difficult is this clue?

We rate this clue as Easy difficulty.

NOUN: “either of two small South American rodents…of the high Andes that are the size of large squirrels” Crossword Clue Answer

Q: What is the answer to "NOUN: "either of two small South American rodents...of the high Andes that are the size of large squirrels""?

The most common answer is CHINCHILLA. However, there is 1 possible answer to this clue.

Stuck on NOUN: "either of two small South American rodents...of the high Andes that are the size of large squirrels"? The answer is 10 letters and was featured in the August 3, 2025 Missing Letter crossword. Get the solution here.

NOUN: "either of two small South American rodents...of the high Andes that are the size of large squirrels" Crossword Answer

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Hint 1 meaning

Hint 2 clue words

Noun: a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action

Either: after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also'

Two: being one more than one

Small: on a small scale

South: in a southern direction

American: of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture

High: at a great altitude

Andes: a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast

Are: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters

Size: (used in combination) sized

Large: at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)

Squirrel: a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

Hint 3 anagram

Other Missing Letter Clues (8/3/25)

1A: NOUN: "any of various usually nocturnal lepidopteran insects...with larvae that are plant-eating caterpillars"

5A: Cancel, as plans

10A: Suffix with class or canon

14A: Vegas hotel/casino

15A: GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "city and capital...located on a fertile plateau just south of the Equator"

16A: "You won't get away with this!"

17A: NOUN: "one who knows little or nothing of the sea or seamanship"

19A: Kristen of the "Saturday Night Live" sketch "The Californians"

20A: Crazes

21A: Southern capital

NOUN: "either of two small South American rodents...of the high Andes that are the size of large squirrels" Crossword Clue FAQ

What is the 10-letter answer to "NOUN: "either of two small South American rodents...of the high Andes that are the size of large squirrels"" crossword clue?

The answer to the "NOUN: "either of two small South American rodents...of the high Andes that are the size of large squirrels"" crossword clue is CHINCHILLA. This answer contains 10 letters and was confirmed in the Missing Letter puzzle.

Which crossword used "NOUN: "either of two small South American rodents...of the high Andes that are the size of large squirrels"" clue?

This crossword clue most recently appeared in the Missing Letter puzzle on August 3, 2025. Daily crossword puzzles often reuse popular clues, so this clue may appear again in future puzzles from the same publication or others.

What is the meaning of CHINCHILLA?

The word CHINCHILLA means: the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla. This definition provides context for why it fits the crossword clue "NOUN: "either of two small South American rodents...of the high Andes that are the size of large squirrels"".