What does chinchilla mean?

Definitions for chinchilla
tʃɪnˈtʃɪl əchin·chilla

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. chinchillanoun

    the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla

  2. chinchillanoun

    a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton

  3. chinchilla, Chinchilla lanigernoun

    small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur

Wiktionary

  1. chinchillanoun

    A small, nocturnal rodent of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes, prized for its very soft fur and also often kept as a pet.

  2. chinchillanoun

    The fur of a chinchilla used for clothing.

Wikipedia

  1. Chinchilla

    Chinchillas are either of two species (Chinchilla chinchilla and Chinchilla lanigera) of crepuscular rodents of the parvorder Caviomorpha. They are slightly larger and more robust than ground squirrels, and are native to the Andes mountains in South America. They live in colonies called "herds" at high elevations up to 4,270 m (14,000 ft). Historically, chinchillas lived in an area that included parts of Bolivia, Peru and Chile, but today, colonies in the wild are known only in Chile. Along with their relatives, viscachas, they make up the family Chinchillidae. They are also related to the chinchilla rat. The chinchilla has the densest fur of all mammals that live on land. In the water, the sea otter has a denser coat. The chinchilla is named after the Chincha people of the Andes, who once wore its dense, velvet-like fur. By the end of the 19th century, chinchillas had become quite rare after being hunted for their ultra-soft fur. Most chinchillas currently used by the fur industry for clothing and other accessories are farm-raised. Domestic chinchillas descended from C. lanigera are sometimes kept as pets, and may be considered a type of pocket pet.

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  1. chinchilla

    A chinchilla is a small, nocturnal rodent native to the Andes Mountains in South America. They are known for their thick, soft fur, large ears, and bushy tails. Chinchillas are often kept as pets, but they are also farmed commercially for their fur. In the wild, they live in burrows or crevices in rocks.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Chinchillanoun

    a small rodent (Chinchilla lanigera), of the size of a large squirrel, remarkable for its fine fur, which is very soft and of a pearly gray color. It is a native of Peru and Chili

  2. Chinchillanoun

    the fur of the chinchilla

  3. Chinchillanoun

    a heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth

  4. Etymology: [Sp.]

Wikidata

  1. Chinchilla

    Chinchillas are crepuscular rodents, slightly larger and more robust than ground squirrels, native to the Andes mountains in South America. They live in colonies at high altitudes. Historically, they lived in the Andes of Bolivia, Chile, and Peru, but today colonies in the wild remain only in Peru and Chile. Along with their relatives, viscachas, they make up the family Chinchillidae. The animal is named after the Chincha people of the Andes, who once wore its dense, velvet-like fur. By the end of the 19th century, chinchillas had become quite rare due to hunting for their ultra-soft fur. Most chinchillas currently used by the fur industry for clothing and other accessories are farm-raised.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Chinchilla

    chin-chil′la, n. a small rodent quadruped of South America, valued for its soft gray fur: the fur itself. [Sp.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Chinchilla

    a rodent of S. America, hunted for its fur, which is soft and of a grey colour; found chiefly in the mountainous districts of Peru and Chile.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Chinchilla

    A genus of the family Chinchillidae which consists of three species: C. brevicaudata, C. lanigera, and C. villidera. They are used extensively in biomedical research.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CHINCHILLA

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chinchilla is ranked #9165 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Chinchilla surname appeared 3,561 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Chinchilla.

    92.9% or 3,311 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    6.2% or 221 total occurrences were White.
    0.3% or 13 total occurrences were Black.
    0.2% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of chinchilla in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of chinchilla in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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