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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. The fur of the chinchilla. 3. A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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}]
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