guanaco, Lama guanicoe
(noun) wild llama
Source: WordNet® 3.1
guanaco (plural guanacos or guanacoes)
A South American ruminant (Lama guanicoe), closely related to the other lamoids, the alpaca, llama, and vicuña in the family Camelidae.
• (obsolete) Auchenia huanaco
• camelid
• chulengo (a young guanaco)
Source: Wiktionary
Gua*na"co, n.; pl. Guanacos. Etym: [Sp. guanaco, Peruv. huanacu. Cf. Huanaco.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A South American mammal (Auchenia huanaco), allied to the llama, but of larger size and more graceful form, inhabiting the southern Andes and Patagonia. It is supposed by some to be the llama in a wild state. [Written also huanaco.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
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