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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla;

2. a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton;

3. small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur;
[syn: chinchilla, Chinchilla laniger]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chinchilla \Chin*chil"la\, n. [Sp.] 1. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster] 2. The fur of the chinchilla. [1913 Webster] 3. A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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