CHINCHILLA
\t͡ʃɪnt͡ʃˈɪlə], \tʃɪntʃˈɪlə], \tʃ_ɪ_n_tʃ_ˈɪ_l_ə]\
Definitions of CHINCHILLA
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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The fur of the chinchilla.
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A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.
By Oddity Software
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The fur of the chinchilla.
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A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.
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A small rodent (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.
By Noah Webster.
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A genus of the family Chinchillidae which consists of three genera: Lagidium, Lagostomus, and Chinchilla. They are used extensively in biomedical research.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A small South American animal with a soft fine gray fur; the fur of this animal; a heavy woolen cloth with short, wavy nap.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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