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llama
an animal with soft woolly fleece
Not to be confused with:
lama – Tibetan or Mongolian Buddhist monk
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lla·ma
(lä′mə)n.
1. 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.
2. Any of various related mammals, such as the alpaca and the guanaco.
[Spanish, from Quechua.]
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llama
(ˈlɑːmə)n
1. (Animals) a domesticated South American cud-chewing mammal, Lama glama (or L. peruana), that is used as a beast of burden and is valued for its hair, flesh, and hide: family Camelidae (camels)
2. (Textiles) the cloth made from the wool of this animal
[C17: via Spanish from Quechua]
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lla•ma
(ˈlɑ mə, ˈyɑ-)n., pl. -mas.
1. a woolly-haired South American ruminant of the genus Lama, related to the camel, believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco.
2. cloth made from the soft fleece of the llama, often combined with wool.
[1590–1600; < Sp < Quechua llama (with palatal l)]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate - placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot domestic llama, Lama peruana - used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco guanaco, Lama guanicoe - wild llama Lama pacos, alpaca - domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco |
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laama
לאמה
láma
lamallama
lama
llama
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n → Lama nt
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