chinchilla
chinchilla
[tʃɪnˈtʃɪlə]
noun
[tʃɪnˈtʃɪlə]
noun
- a small South American rodent with soft grey fur and a long bushy tail
灰鼠，毛丝鼠 - Genus Chinchilla, family Chinchillidae: two species, in particular C. lanigera
毛丝鼠属，毛丝鼠科： 2种，尤指绒毛丝鼠
■a cat or rabbit of a breed with silver-grey or grey fur
灰猫；灰兔
■[mass noun]the highly valued fur of the chinchilla, or of the chinchilla rabbit
灰鼠毛皮；灰兔毛皮
- early 17th cent.: from Spanish, from Aymara or Quechua
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