[chin-chil-uh] 
| 1. | a small, South American rodent, Chinchilla laniger, raised for its soft, silvery gray fur: now rare in the wild. |
| 2. | the fur of this animal. |
| 3. | something, as a coat or jacket, made of chinchilla fur: a floor-length chinchilla. |
| 4. | a thick, napped, woolen fabric for coats. |
| chin·chil·la (chĭn-chĭl'ə) n.
[Spanish, probably of Aymara origin.] |
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