Here are some chinchilla facts 1  : The chinchillas are mammals, representing the Rodents group. 2  Their natural habitat is the South part of Latin America. 3  Chinchillas live in colonies of 100 and prefer mountains where they can easily find places to hide.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph.
Definition of shrine. 1a : a case, box, or receptacle; especially : one in which sacred relics (as the bones of a saint) are depositedb : a place in which devotion is paid to a saint or deity : sanctuaryc : a niche containing a religious image. 2 : a receptacle (as a tomb) for the dead.