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alpacas Definition


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alpaca
noun alpacas
    1. A herbivorous hoofed S American mammal, closely related to the llama, reared mainly for its long straight black, white or reddish-brown fleece.
    2a. The fine silky wool obtained from this animal;
    2b. Cloth made from it.
Etymology: Early 19c: Spanish, from Aymara alpaqa, the local Peruvian name for the animal.



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