Chinchilla
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Chinchilla lanigera
See also: chinchilla
Translingual
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Etymology
New Latin, from Spanish chinchilla, from Quechua or Aymara.
Proper noun
Chinchilla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Chinchillidae – the chinchillas.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Rodentia – order; Hystricomorpha - suborder; Hystricognathi - infraorder; Caviomorpha - infraorder; Chinchilloidea - superfamily; Chinchillidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Chinchilla chinchilla (short-tailed chinchilla), Chinchilla lanigera (long-tailed chinchilla) (species)
References
Chinchilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Chinchilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Chinchilla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Chinchilla in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
- Chinchilla at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Chinchilla at the Catalogue of Life
- Chinchilla at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Chinchilla at Paleobiology Database
English
Etymology
Habitational surname borrowed from Spanish Chinchilla. This surname is mostly found in Costa Rica.
Proper noun
Chinchilla (plural Chinchillas)
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Chinchilla is the 9165th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3561 individuals. Chinchilla is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.98%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chinchilla”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 327.
German
Pronunciation
Noun
Chinchilla f (genitive Chinchilla, plural Chinchillas)
- chinchilla (rodent)
Declension
Declension of Chinchilla
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Chinchilla | die | Chinchillas |
| genitive | einer | der | Chinchilla | der | Chinchillas |
| dative | einer | der | Chinchilla | den | Chinchillas |
| accusative | eine | die | Chinchilla | die | Chinchillas |
Noun
Chinchilla n (strong, genitive Chinchillas, plural Chinchillas)
- chinchilla (rodent)
- chinchilla rabbit (three separate breeds)
- chinchilla (fur)
Declension
Declension of Chinchilla
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Chinchilla | die | Chinchillas |
| genitive | eines | des | Chinchillas | der | Chinchillas |
| dative | einem | dem | Chinchilla | den | Chinchillas |
| accusative | ein | das | Chinchilla | die | Chinchillas |
Derived terms
- Chinchillakaninchen (“chinchilla rabbit”)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- Syllabification: Chin‧chi‧lla
Proper noun
Chinchilla m or f by sense
- a surname