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chinch bug |
chincha |
chinche |
chincherie |
chincherinchee |
Chinchilla
| chinchilla laniger
| chinchilla rat
| chinchillidae
| chinchillon
| chinchona
Chinchilla
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Chinchilla has 3 senses
- chinchilla(n = noun.substance) Array - the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla; Array is a kind of fur, pelt
- chinchilla(n = noun.artifact) Array - a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton; Array is a kind of coating
- chinchilla(n = noun.animal) chinchilla laniger - small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur; Array is a kind of gnawer, rodent
is a member of genus chinchilla
CIDE DICTIONARY
Chinchilla, n. [Sp.].
- 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] - The fur of the chinchilla. [1913 Webster]
- A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Chinchilla, n.
1 a any small rodent of the genus Chinchilla, native to S. America, having soft silver-grey fur and a bushy tail. b its highly valued fur.
2 a breed of cat or rabbit.
1 a any small rodent of the genus Chinchilla, native to S. America, having soft silver-grey fur and a bushy tail. b its highly valued fur.
2 a breed of cat or rabbit.
Etymology
Sp. prob. f. S. Amer. native name
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