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Chinchilla

//t͡ʃɪnˈt͡ʃɪlə// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Spanish.
Noun
  1. 1
    A small, crepuscular rodent of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes Mountains, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets. countable

    "It's important to put a lot of thought into owning a chinchilla since they have a considerably long lifespan of 10 to 20 years. Chinchillas are most widely known for their exceptional fur coat."

  2. 2
    small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur wordnet
  3. 3
    The fur of a chinchilla, used for clothing. uncountable
  4. 4
    a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton wordnet
  5. 5
    A variety of Persian cat with white fur and green eyes. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish chinchilla.

Etymology 2

Habitational surname borrowed from Spanish Chinchilla. This surname is mostly found in Costa Rica.

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