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Meaning of chinchilla

chinchilla: In Colombia is a surname of Spanish origin. Chinchilla is also the name of a small rodent with a genus of rodents that belong to the family Chinchillidae. Skin very thin and native son of andes of Peru, Bolivia and Chile. Colombia takes nurseries of chinchillas. In quechua means small and quiet. There are two species, and are endangered.; Chinchilla: In Mexico, what a nugget, term in Yucatan peninsula, some often size pumpkin seed.; Andean rodent, hunted for their skin, although there is a domestic species for breeding sites. The name is of local origin, likely quechua.; Chinchilla is a surname which is believed to be of Spanish origin. In Spain, this surname is very common.