llama

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A domesticated South American ruminant mammal (Lama glama) related to the camel and having a long neck and small head, raised for its warm wool and used as a beast of burden.

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Any of various related mammals, such as the alpaca and the guanaco.

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An even-toed ruminant ungulate quadruped, Auchenia glama or llama, or Lama peruviana, of South America, of the order Ungulata, suborder Artiodactyla, superfamily Tylopoda, family Camelidæ, closely related to the camel of the Old World, but smaller, without a hump, and woolly-haired.

noun

The wool of the llama. It is used in making stuffs for women’s wear, lace, tassels, etc.

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A South American ruminant (Auchenia llama), allied to the camels, but much smaller and without a hump. It is supposed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco. It was formerly much used as a beast of burden in the Andes, and is also kept on some ranches in the United States.

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The fleece of the llama{1}, a fine, soft wool-like hair.

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A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.

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wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump