Associations to the word «Chinchilla»

Wiktionary

CHINCHILLA, noun. 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.
CHINCHILLA, noun. (uncountable) The fur of a chinchilla, used for clothing.
CHINCHILLA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Chinchillidae   — the chinchillas.
CHINCHILLA RAT, noun. Any of the caviomorph rodents of family Abrocomidae.
CHINCHILLA RATS, noun. Plural of chinchilla rat

Dictionary definition

CHINCHILLA, noun. The expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla.
CHINCHILLA, noun. A thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton.
CHINCHILLA, noun. Small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur.

Wise words

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