Chinchilla

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Webster's Dictionary [1]

(1): (n.) The fur of the chinchilla.

(2): (n.) A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.

(3): (n.) A small rodent (Chinchilla lanigera), of the size of a large squirrel, remarkable for its fine fur, which is very soft and of a pearly gray color. It is a native of Peru and Chili.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]

A rodent of S. America, hunted for its fur, which is soft and of a grey colour; found chiefly in the mountainous districts of Peru and Chile.

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