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CHINCHILLA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur
Synonyms:
chinchilla; Chinchilla laniger
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chinchilla" is a kind of...):
gnawer; rodent (relatively small placental mammals 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)
Sense 2
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)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chinchilla" is a kind of...):
fur; pelt (the dressed hairy coat of a mammal)
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