Chinchilla

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 heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.

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