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chinchilla

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chin=chil=la

CIDE DICTIONARY

chinchillan. [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.

Etymology
Sp. prob. f. S. Amer. native name

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