Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chinchilla

3 senses of chinchilla

Sense 1
chinchilla -- (the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla)
       => fur, pelt -- (the dressed hairy coat of a mammal)

Sense 2
chinchilla -- (a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton)
       => coating -- (a heavy fabric suitable for coats)

Sense 3
chinchilla, Chinchilla laniger -- (small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur)
       => rodent, gnawer -- (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)