different between viscacha vs chinchilla
viscacha
English
Alternative forms
- vizcacha
- biscacha, biscacho, bizcacha (rare)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish vizcacha, from Quechua wisk'acha.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /v??skat??/, enPR: v?-sk?ch??
- (US) IPA(key): /v??sk?t??/, enPR: v?-skä?ch?
- Rhymes: -æt??
- Hyphenation: vis?ca?cha
Noun
viscacha (plural viscachas)
- Any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes, of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae.
Derived terms
- mountain viscacha (Lagidium viscacia or Lagidium ahuacaense)
- northern viscacha (Lagidium peruanum)
- southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia)
- Wolffsohn's viscacha (Lagidium wolffsohni)
- plains viscacha (Lagostomus maximus)
- viscacha rat
Related terms
- viscachera
Translations
viscacha From the web:
- what do viscachas eat
- what does viscacha mean
- what does viscacha mean in spanish
- what eats viscachas
- what does viscacha eat
- what does viscacha
- what is a viscacha animal
- what is a viscacha diet
chinchilla
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish chinchilla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??n?t??l?/
- Rhymes: -?l?
Noun
chinchilla (countable and uncountable, plural chinchillas)
- (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).
- 2004, Jamie Huggins, Chinchillas - from Pets to Profession, page 3,
- (uncountable) The fur of a chinchilla, used for clothing.
- 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)
- 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)
- chinchilla, rodent of the genus Chinchilla
- lesser chinchilla, long-tailed chinchilla, Chinchilla lanigera
Noun
chinchilla n (uncountable)
- 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
- chinchilla
Declension
French
Etymology
From Spanish, from Aymara
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???.?i.la/
Noun
chinchilla m (plural chinchillas)
- chinchilla (rodent)
- (uncountable) chinchilla fur
- 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)
- 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)
- a chinchilla
References
- “chinchilla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Aymara [Term?].
Pronunciation
Noun
chinchilla f (plural chinchillas)
- chinchilla
Derived terms
Swedish
Noun
chinchilla c
- chinchilla
Declension
chinchilla From the web:
- what chinchillas eat
- what chinchillas need
- what chinchilla noises mean
- what chinchilla sounds mean
- what chinchillas eat in the wild
- what chinchillas can eat
- what chinchillas look like
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