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chinchilla Definition


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chinchilla
noun chinchillas
    1. A small mammal with a thick soft grey coat, a bushy tail and large round ears, native to the Andes of S America, and farmed worldwide for its fur.
    2. The thick soft grey fur of this animal.
    3. A breed of cat or a breed of rabbit with grey fur.
Etymology: 17c: Spanish diminutive of chinche bug.



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