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chinchilla

noun
/t͡ʃɪnˈt͡ʃɪlə/

Etymology

Habitational surname borrowed from Spanish Chinchilla. This surname is mostly found in Costa Rica.

  1. borrowed from chinchilla

Definitions

  1. A small, crepuscular rodent of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes Mountains,…

    A small, crepuscular rodent of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes Mountains, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets.

    • 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.
    • 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.

  2. The fur of a chinchilla, used for clothing.

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

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname from Spanish.

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Derived

Bolivian chinchilla, Burmilla, Chilean chinchilla, chin, chinchillada, chinchillalike, chinchilla rat, chinchilla wattle, chinny, coastal chinchilla, common chinchilla, long-tailed chinchilla, Peruvian chinchilla, rat chinchilla, royal chinchilla, short-tailed chinchilla

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA