GUANACO

guanaco, Lama guanicoe

(noun) wild llama

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (obsolete) Auchenia huanaco

Hypernyms

• camelid

Hyponyms

• chulengo (a young guanaco)

Coordinate terms

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



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