different between chinchilla vs guineapig

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chinchilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??n?t??l?/
• Rhymes: -?l?

Noun

chinchilla (countable and uncountable, plural chinchillas)

1. (countable) Either of two small, crepuscular rodents of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets.
   • 2004, Jamie Huggins, Chinchillas - from Pets to Profession, page 3,

     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.

   • 2008, Jeff Wyatt, Chapter 17: Anesthesia and Analgesia in Other Mammals, Richard E. Fish, Marilyn J. Brown, Peggy J. Danneman, Alicia Z. Karas (editors), Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals, page 469,

     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.

   • 2009, Ron E. Banks, Julie M. Sharp, Sonia D. Doss, Deborah A. Vanderford, Exotic Small Mammal Care and Husbandry, page 125,

     Chinchillas are long-lived rodents that are native to South America, primarily Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. The chinchilla is a hystricomorph (hedgehoglike) rodent closely related to guinea pigs, porcupines, and agoutis (Hrapkiewicz et al., 1998).

2. (uncountable) The fur of a chinchilla, used for clothing.
3. A variety of Persian cat with white fur and green eyes.

Derived terms

• chinchilla rat
• long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)
• short-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla, syn. Chinchilla brevicaudata)

Translations

See also

• viscacha

Danish

Noun

chinchilla (singular definite chinchillaen, plural indefinite chinchillaer)

1. chinchilla

References

• “chinchilla” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chinchilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??n?t??.la?/
• Hyphenation: chin?chil?la

Noun

chinchilla f (plural chinchilla's, diminutive chinchillaatje n)

1. chinchilla, rodent of the genus Chinchilla
2. lesser chinchilla, long-tailed chinchilla, Chinchilla lanigera

Noun

chinchilla n (uncountable)

1. chinchilla fur

Finnish

Alternative forms

• sinsilla
• tsintsilla

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?int?il(?)?/, [?t??in?t??il(?)?]
• IPA^(key): /?tsintsil(?)?/, [?ts?ints?il(?)?]
• IPA^(key): /?sinsil(?)?/, [?s?ins?il(?)?]
• Rhymes: -il??
• Syllabification: chin?chil?la

Noun

chinchilla

1. chinchilla

Declension

French

Etymology

From Spanish, from Aymara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.?i.la/

Noun

chinchilla m (plural chinchillas)

1. chinchilla (rodent)
2. (uncountable) chinchilla fur
3. chinchilla (cat)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Spanish chinchilla, from either Aymara or Quechua

Noun

chinchilla m (definite singular chinchillaen, indefinite plural chinchillaer, definite plural chinchillaene)

1. a chinchilla

References

• “chinchilla” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “chinchilla” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Spanish chinchilla, from either Aymara or Quechua

Noun

chinchilla m (definite singular chinchillaen, indefinite plural chinchillaer or chinchillaar, definite plural chinchillaene or chinchillaane)

1. a chinchilla

References

• “chinchilla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Aymara [Term?].

Pronunciation

Noun

chinchilla f (plural chinchillas)

1. chinchilla

Derived terms

Swedish

Noun

chinchilla c

1. chinchilla

Declension

English

Noun

guineapig (plural guineapigs)

1. Alternative spelling of guinea pig