chinchilla n 1: the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla 2: a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton 3: small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur [syn: {chinchilla}, {Chinchilla laniger}]
Chinchilla \Chin*chil"la\, n. [Sp.] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. The fur of the chinchilla. [1913 Webster] 3. A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.