Chinchilla

== Translingual == === 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 laniger (long-tailed chinchilla) (species) === References === Chinchilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Chinchilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Chinchilla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Chinchilla in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell. Chinchilla at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Chinchilla at the Catalogue of Life Chinchilla at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Chinchilla”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026 == 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 === IPA(key): /tʃɪnˈtʃɪla/ === Noun === Chinchilla f (genitive Chinchilla, plural Chinchillas) chinchilla (rodent) ==== Declension ==== === Noun === Chinchilla n (strong, genitive Chinchillas, plural Chinchillas) chinchilla (rodent) chinchilla rabbit (three separate breeds) chinchilla (fur) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Chinchillakaninchen (“chinchilla rabbit”) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === Syllabification: Chin‧chi‧lla === Proper noun === Chinchilla m or f by sense a surname