Synonyms for chinchilla

Grammar : Noun

Spell : chin-chil-uh

Phonetic Transcription : tʃɪnˈtʃɪl ə

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Définition of chinchilla

Origin : small South American rodent, 1590s, from Spanish, literally "little bug," diminutive of chinche (see chinch); perhaps a folk-etymology alteration of a word from Quechua or Aymara.

As in rabbit : noun animal

Example sentences :

The chinchilla, another rodent, is very common in the fields and esteros.
Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston

Had I done this, when I was choosing my chinchilla cap and grey cloak?
Extract from : « Daisy » by Elizabeth Wetherell

It occurred to her, also, that the velvet and chinchilla simply shouted "Money!"
Extract from : « Angel Unawares » by C. N. Williamson

He has got a big name for the fur, and expects to cut out Chinchilla with it.
Extract from : « Dariel » by R. D. Blackmore

I read how there's a big market for chinchilla skins right now.
Extract from : « The Jack-Knife Man » by Ellis Parker Butler

The bulla attains its maximum development in Chinchilla and Dipus.
Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds

The chinchilla around her neck and in her little toque was most becoming.
Extract from : « The Hillman » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

Fur is longer and weaker and poorer and yellower than chinchilla.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 » by Various

The Chinchilla is about nine inches long, its tail being about five inches.
Extract from : « Natural History in Anecdote » by Various

The trade in ermine skins is falling off, as is also the trade in chinchilla.
Extract from : « Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon » by Robert A. Sterndale

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