chinchilla

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chin·chil·la /tʃɪnˈtʃɪlə/ noun

[countable]HBA a small South American animal bred for its fur 〔南美〕绒鼠，栗鼠

Examples from the Corpus

chinchilla• a chinchilla coat• They pride themselves on providing a top grade service and have done everything form cleaning ocean-going liners to baby-sitting chinchillas.Origin chinchilla (1600-1700) Spanish Aymara or Quechua

chin·chil·la nounChineseSyllable

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chinchilla
chin‧chil‧la /tʃɪnˈtʃɪlə/

noun

Date: 1600-1700
Language: Spanish
Origin: Aymara or Quechua

[countable] a small South American animal bred for its fur

chin·chilla

BrE

/tʃɪnˈtʃɪlə/

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NAmE

/tʃɪnˈtʃɪlə/

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noun

[countable]

an animal like a

rabbit

with soft silver-grey fur. Chinchillas are often kept on farms for their fur. 毛丝鼠（似兔，皮毛银灰色，常养殖以获取毛皮）

[uncountable]

the skin and fur of the chinchilla, used for making expensive coats, etc. 毛丝鼠毛皮（用以制作名贵大衣等）