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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Chinchilla \Chin*chil"la\, noun [Sp.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
chinchilla
noun
1: the expensive silvery gray fur of the chinchilla
2: a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton
3: small rodent with soft pearly gray fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur [syn: {Chinchilla laniger}]
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