CHINCHILLA
Dictionary entry overview: What does chinchilla mean?
• CHINCHILLA (noun)
The noun CHINCHILLA has 3 senses:
1. the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla
2. a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton
3. small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur
Familiarity information: CHINCHILLA used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• CHINCHILLA (noun)
Meaning:
The expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("chinchilla" is a kind of...):
fur; pelt (the dressed hairy coat of a mammal)
Meaning:
A thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("chinchilla" is a kind of...):
coating (a heavy fabric suitable for coats)
Meaning:
Small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Chinchilla laniger; chinchilla
Hypernyms ("chinchilla" is a kind of...):
gnawer; gnawing animal; rodent (relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)
Holonyms ("chinchilla" is a member of...):
genus Chinchilla (type genus of the Chinchillidae)
