Found 2 items, similar to chinchilla.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: chinchilla
chinchilla
n 1: the expensive silvery gray fur of the chinchilla
2: a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton
3: small rodent with soft pearly gray fur; native to the Andes
but bred in captivity for fur [syn:
Chinchilla laniger]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Chinchilla
Chinchilla
\Chin*chil"la\, n. [Sp.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
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2. The fur of the chinchilla.
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3. A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.