chinchilla Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla
  2. noun a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton
  3. noun small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur
    Chinchilla laniger.

WordNet

Chin*chil"la noun
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  1. (Zoöl.) A small rodent (Chinchilla lanigera), of the size of a large squirrel, remarkable for its fine fur, which is very soft and of a pearly gray color. It is a native of Peru and Chili.
  2. The fur of the chinchilla.
  3. A heavy, longnapped, tufted woolen cloth.

Webster 1913