chin·chil·la /ʧɪnˈʧɪlə/
栗鼠類;其毛皮
Chin·chil·la n.
1. Zool. 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.
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chinchilla
n 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]