alpaca

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An alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
An alpaca (Vicugna pacos)

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From Spanish, from Aymara allpaca.

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Singular
alpaca

Plural
alpaca or alpacas

alpaca (plural alpaca or alpacas)

  1. A sheeplike animal of the Andes. It is a South American member of the camel family, Camelidae (order Artiodactyla), of mammals; its Latin name is Lama pacos. It is closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña, which are referred to collectively as lamoids.

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From Aymara allpaca.

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alpaca m. (plural alpaca's)

  1. alpaca

[edit] Portuguese

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From Aymara allpaca.

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alpaca f.

  1. alpaca
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