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chinchilla, Chinchilla laniger
(noun) small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur
chinchilla
(noun) a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton
chinchilla
(noun) the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chinchilla (countable and uncountable, plural chinchillas)
(countable) Either of two small, crepuscular rodents of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets.
(uncountable) The fur of a chinchilla, used for clothing.
A variety of Persian cat with white fur and green eyes.
Source: Wiktionary
Chin*chil"la, n. Etym: [Sp.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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, longnapped, tufted woolen cloth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.