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Webster 1913 Edition


Chinchilla

Chin-chil′la

,
Noun.
[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.
2.
The fur of the chinchilla.