a small South American rodent with soft grey fur and a long bushy tail 灰鼠,毛丝鼠
Genus Chinchilla, family Chinchillidae: two species, in particular C. lanigera 毛丝鼠属,毛丝鼠科: 2种,尤指绒毛丝鼠 ■a cat or rabbit of a breed with silver-grey or grey fur 灰猫;灰兔 ■[mass noun]the highly valued fur of the chinchilla, or of the chinchilla rabbit 灰鼠毛皮;灰兔毛皮
语源
early 17th cent.: from Spanish, from Aymara or Quechua