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1. (n.) alpaca
a domesticated South American hoofed mammal, Lama pacos, having long, soft, silky fleece, related to the llama and believed to be a variety of the guanaco.
2. alpaca
the fleece of this animal.
3. alpaca
a yarn or fabric made of it.
4. alpaca
any fabric simulating alpaca wool cloth.
Etymology: (1805–15; < Sp < Aymara allpaqa)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) alpaca
wool of the alpaca
2. (noun) alpaca
a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool
3. (noun) alpaca, Lama pacos
domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Alpaca
an animal of Peru (Lama paco), having long, fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a domesticated variety of the llama
2. (noun) Alpaca
wool of the alpaca
3. (noun) Alpaca
a thin kind of cloth made of the wooly hair of the alpaca, often mixed with silk or with cotton
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Alpaca
a gregarious ruminant of the camel family, a native of the Andes, and particularly the tablelands of Chile and Peru; is covered with a long soft silky wool, of which textile fabrics are woven; in appearance resembles a sheep, but is larger in size, and has a long erect neck with a handsome head.
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