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 fur of the chinchilla.

A family of 6 species of southern South American rodents (about 25 centimeters long). Their forelimbs are short, but their hind legs are large and they are good jumpers. Their eyes are large, their tails are often bushy, and their ears are large and rounded. The Incas raised them for their fur.

A thick, heavy, pile fabric with surface curls or nubs, originally made to suggest chinchilla fur . It is often double faced. It may be woven or knit and is often used as coating.

a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton

small rodent with soft pearly gray fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur

a rodent and the rat is its cousin

a small animal prized for its soft thick fur and they make excellent pets