CHINCHILLA

Pronunciation (US):

 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)