chinchilla

[ chin-chil-uh ]

/ tʃɪnˈtʃɪl ə /

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noun

a small, South American rodent, Chinchilla laniger, raised for its soft, silvery gray fur: now rare in the wild.

the fur of this animal.

something, as a coat or jacket, made of chinchilla fur: a floor-length chinchilla.

a thick, napped, woolen fabric for coats.

Origin of chinchilla

1595–1605; <Spanish, perhaps, equivalent to chinchechinch + -illa<Latin -illa diminutive suffix

Words nearby chinchilla

chin cactus, chincapin, chinch, chinch bug, chincherinchee, chinchilla, chin-chin, Chin-Chou, chinchy, Chincoteague, Chincoteague pony

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Example sentences from the Web for chinchilla

The trade in ermine skins is falling off, as is also the trade in chinchilla.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale
When Mrs. Chinchilla saw the Boy she humped her back, so that it looked like a gray mountain, and said, "Sftt!"
The Story Hour|Nora A. Smith
Chinchilla, chin-chil′la, n. a small rodent quadruped of South America, valued for its soft gray fur: the fur itself.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
She is charming in that blue Marie-Louise dress trimmed with chinchilla.
A Mummer's Tale|Anatole France

Ethel, that gray is too sweet for anything; it would just match your chinchilla furs perfectly!
Belford's Magazine, Vol. II, No. 3, February 1889|Various

British Dictionary definitions for chinchilla

chinchilla

/ (tʃɪnˈtʃɪlə) /

noun

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

the highly valued fur of this animal

mountain chinchilla or mountain viscacha any of several long-tailed rodents of the genus Lagidium, having coarse poor quality fur

a breed of rabbit with soft silver-grey fur

a thick napped woollen cloth used for coats

Word Origin for chinchilla

C17: from Spanish, perhaps from Aymara

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单词	chinchilla
释义	chinchilla [ chin-chil-uh ] / tʃɪnˈtʃɪl ə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chinchilla ON THESAURUS.COM noun a small, South American rodent, Chinchilla laniger, raised for its soft, silvery gray fur: now rare in the wild. the fur of this animal. something, as a coat or jacket, made of chinchilla fur: a floor-length chinchilla. a thick, napped, woolen fabric for coats. Origin of chinchilla 1595–1605; <Spanish, perhaps, equivalent to chinchechinch + -illa<Latin -illa diminutive suffix Words nearby chinchilla chin cactus, chincapin, chinch, chinch bug, chincherinchee, chinchilla, chin-chin, Chin-Chou, chinchy, Chincoteague, Chincoteague pony Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chinchilla The trade in ermine skins is falling off, as is also the trade in chinchilla. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon\|Robert A. Sterndale When Mrs. Chinchilla saw the Boy she humped her back, so that it looked like a gray mountain, and said, "Sftt!" The Story Hour\|Nora A. Smith Chinchilla, chin-chil′la, n. a small rodent quadruped of South America, valued for its soft gray fur: the fur itself. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various She is charming in that blue Marie-Louise dress trimmed with chinchilla. A Mummer's Tale\|Anatole France Ethel, that gray is too sweet for anything; it would just match your chinchilla furs perfectly! Belford's Magazine, Vol. II, No. 3, February 1889\|Various British Dictionary definitions for chinchilla chinchilla / (tʃɪnˈtʃɪlə) / noun 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 the highly valued fur of this animal mountain chinchilla or mountain viscacha any of several long-tailed rodents of the genus Lagidium, having coarse poor quality fur a breed of rabbit with soft silver-grey fur a thick napped woollen cloth used for coats Word Origin for chinchilla C17: from Spanish, perhaps from Aymara Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to chinchilla rodent, hare, bunny, buck, cony, capon, doe, cuniculus, cottontail, lapin, coney, lagomorph
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chinchilla

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