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noun. Either of two rodents of the genus Chinchilla that are native to the mountains of South America and are widely raised in captivity for their soft, pale gray fur.

noun. The fur of either of these animals.

noun. A thick twilled cloth of wool and cotton used for overcoats.

noun. A small South American rodent quadruped of the genus Chinchilla, especially C. lanigera; a pika-squirrel.

noun. Some related animal of the family Chinchillidæ: as, Cuvier's chinchilla (Lagidium cuvieri).

noun. The typical genus of the family Chinchillidæ: synonymous with Eriomys.

noun. The fur of these animals, which is used for tippets, muffs, linings to cloaks, pelisses, etc.

noun. A thick heavy cloth for women's winter cloaks, with a long napped surface rolled into little tufts, in imitation of chinchilla fur.

noun. 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.

noun. The fur of the chinchilla.

noun. A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.

noun. A small, nocturnal rodent of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes, prized for its very soft fur and also often kept as a pet.

noun. The fur of a chinchilla used for clothing.

noun. a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton

noun. the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla

noun. small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur

"The word chinchilla would have occurred irresistibly to this observer from behind; he might also, if he were the father of a family, have had a fleeting vision of many autographed stubs in a check book."

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