Definitions for guanacogwɑˈnɑ koʊ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

gua•na•cogwɑˈnɑ koʊ(n.)(pl.)-cos.

  1. a South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe, considered the wild ancestor of the domesticated llama and alpaca.

    Category: Mammals

Origin of guanaco:

1595–1605; < Sp < Quechua wanaku

Princeton's WordNet

  1. guanaco, Lama guanicoe(noun)

    wild llama

Wiktionary

  1. guanaco(Noun)

    A South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe; closely related to the other lamoids, the alpaca, llama, and vicuu00F1a in the taxonomic family Camelidae.

  2. Origin: guanaco, from wanaku.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Guanaco(noun)

    a South American mammal (Auchenia huanaco), allied to the llama, but of larger size and more graceful form, inhabiting the southern Andes and Patagonia. It is supposed by some to be the llama in a wild state


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