chinchilla

Plural: chinchillas

Noun

• the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla
• a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton
• small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur
• A small, crepuscular rodent of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes Mountains, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets.
• The fur of a chinchilla, used for clothing.
• A variety of Persian cat with white fur and green eyes.

Synonyms

Chinchilla laniger

Related Words

viscacha