English dictionary

chinchilla

/tS//I/n'/tS//I/l/@/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla

noun.substance

Source: WordNet 3.0
a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur

noun.animal

Synonyms chinchilla laniger

Source: WordNet 3.0
A small rodent (<i>Chinchilla lanigera</i>), 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

Source: webster1913