Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Chinchilla \Chin*chil"la\, n. [Sp.]
   1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

   2. The fur of the chinchilla.

   3. A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.

Source : WordNet®

chinchilla
     n 1: the expensive silvery gray fur of the chinchilla
     2: a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton
     3: small rodent with soft pearly gray fur; native to the Andes
        but bred in captivity for fur [syn: {Chinchilla laniger}]