chinchilla (redirected from Chinchillas)

chin·chil·la  (chn-chl)

n.

1.

a. A squirrellike rodent (Chinchilla laniger) native to the mountains of South America and widely raised in captivity for its soft, pale gray fur.

b. The fur of this animal.

2. A thick twilled cloth of wool and cotton used for overcoats.

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[Spanish, probably of Aymara origin.]

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chinchilla [tʃɪnˈtʃɪlə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the highly valued fur of this animal

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)

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

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a breed of rabbit with soft silver-grey fur

5. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a thick napped woollen cloth used for coats

[from Spanish, perhaps from Aymara]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chinchilla - the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla fur, pelt - the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
	2.	chinchilla - a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton coating - a heavy fabric suitable for coats
	3.	chinchilla - small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur Chinchilla laniger gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing genus Chinchilla - type genus of the Chinchillidae

Translations

chinchilla [tʃɪnˈtʃɪlə] N → chinchilla f

chinchilla

n → Chinchilla f; (= fur) → Chinchilla(pelz) m

chinchilla [tʃɪnˈtʃɪlə] n → cincillà m inv

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chinchilla [tʃɪnˈtʃɪlə] n → cincillà m inv