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chin·chil·la

 (chĭn-chĭl′ə)
n.
1.
a. Either of two rodents of the genus Chinchilla that are native to the mountains of South America and are widely raised in captivity for their soft, pale gray fur.
b. The fur of either of these animals.
2. A thick twilled cloth of wool and cotton used for overcoats.

[Spanish, probably of Aymara origin.]
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chinchilla

(tʃɪnˈtʃɪlə)
n
1. (Animals) a small gregarious hystricomorph rodent, Chinchilla laniger, inhabiting mountainous regions of South America: family Chinchillidae. It has a stocky body and is bred in captivity for its soft silvery grey fur
2. (Textiles) the highly valued fur of this animal
3. (Animals) mountain chinchilla mountain viscacha any of several long-tailed rodents of the genus Lagidium, having coarse poor quality fur
4. (Breeds) a breed of rabbit with soft silver-grey fur
5. (Textiles) a thick napped woollen cloth used for coats
[C17: from Spanish, perhaps from Aymara]
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chin•chil•la

(tʃɪnˈtʃɪl ə)

n., pl. -las.
1. a small South American rodent, Chinchilla laniger, raised for its silvery gray fur.
2. this fur.
3. a woolen coat fabric with a curly nap.
[1595–1605; < Sp, perhaps =chinche chinch + -illa diminutive suffix < Latin]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.chinchilla - the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchillachinchilla - the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla
fur, pelt - the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
2.chinchilla - a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton
coating - a heavy fabric suitable for coats
3.chinchilla - small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur
gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
genus Chinchilla - type genus of the Chinchillidae
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chinchilla

[tʃɪnˈtʃɪlə] Nchinchilla f
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chinchilla

nChinchilla f; (= fur)Chinchilla(pelz) m
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chinchilla

[tʃɪnˈtʃɪlə] ncincillà m inv
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References in classic literature ?
Beside him sat his wife, all silvery chinchilla and violets; and on the far side of the ribbon, Lawrence Lefferts's sleekly brushed head seemed to mount guard over the invisible deity of "Good Form" who presided at the ceremony.
Hung from her neck by a chain of fine gold, was a large Chinchilla muff.
"The newcomers were Colonel Lysander Stark and a short thick man with a chinchilla beard growing out of the creases of his double chin, who was introduced to me as Mr.
The three fluffy long-tailed chinchilla youngsters, known as 'kits', were born to first-time parents Gladys and Julian.
Testifying for the prosecution, Mejia-Maya's co-workers Javier Chinchilla and Arturo Herrara and their boss Artemio Ramirez said they spoke with Mejia-Maya by phone early on April 16.
Written by Tracey Hecht and illustrated Jesie Yee, "The Chestnut Challenge" is the story of Tobin, a sweet pangolin, Bismark, a loud-mouthed sugar glider, and Dawn, a serious fox, who are engaged in playing a game of Chestnuts when Chandler, a conniving chinchilla, challenges Tobin for the title of Chestnut Champion.
En base a estos resultados puede concluirse que, al igual que lo informado para el destete anticipado y el destete precoz (9), el destete de los gazapos a los 25 dias de vida es una practica factible de ser aplicada en los criaderos comerciales de chinchilla en tanto la misma no repercute negativamente sobre el crecimiento posterior de las crias, a la vez que cumple con el objetivo de permitir que la hembra interrumpa su anestro lactacional y se reincorpore antes al ciclo reproductivo, contribuyendo de esta manera a disminuir el periodo inter-parto.
Q My chinchilla, Oz, is usually quiet, but occasionally makes a chirping sound.
Juan Manuel Retana, one of the pilots who were killed in the crash, was the cousin of former Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla. She took to Twitter on New Year's Eve to convey the news of her cousin's death.
The chinchilla (pictured) is entirely herbivorous - it only eats vegetable matter - and where it lives in the wild, most of the vegetation is quite fibrous and dry, not lush and juicy!
Specular microscopy to determine corneal endothelial cell morphology and morphometry in chinchillas (Chinchilla lanigera) in vivo.