1. (noun) small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur

• chinchilla laniger

1. (noun) the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla

• fur
• pelt

2. (noun) a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton

• coating

3. (noun) small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur

• gnawer
• rodent

1. (noun) small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur

• genus chinchilla