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Chinchilla
Webster's Dictionary
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chinchilla'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/chinchilla.html. 1828.