n.
Pronunciation: chin- ' chi-l ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish
Date: 1604
1 : either of two small So. American rodents ( Chinchilla laniger and C. brevicaudata of the family Chinchillidae) of the high Andes that are the size of large squirrels, have very soft pearly-gray fur, and are extensively bred in captivity also : the fur of a chinchilla
2 : a heavy twilled woolen coating
chinchilla