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Definition of Chinchilla

1. Noun. The expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla.

2. Noun. A thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton.

3. Noun. Small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur.

Definition of Chinchilla

1. n. 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.

Definition of Chinchilla

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Medical Definition of Chinchilla

1. A genus of the family chinchillidae which consists of three genera: lagidium, lagostomus, and chinchilla. They are used extensively in biomedical research. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chinchilla

China rose china stone China syndrome China tree chinbone chinbones chincapin chincapins chinch chincherinchee

chincherinchees chinches chinchier chinchiest chinchilla (current term) chinchilla (current term) chinchillas Chinchilla laniger chinchilla rat Chinchillidae

chinchillon chinchona chinchy chinch bug chindit chindits chine chined chines Chinese

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