Definitions for vicunavaɪˈku nə, -ˈkyu-, vɪ-, vɪˈku nyə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vi•cu•navaɪˈku nə, -ˈkyu-, vɪ-, vɪˈku nyə(n.)(pl.)-nas or -ñas.
or vi•cu•ña
a wild Andean ruminant, Vicugna vicugna, closely related to the llama.
Category: Mammals
a fabric of the soft wool of this animal or of some substitute.
Category: Textiles
Origin of vicuna:
1585–95; < Sp vicuña < Quechua wik'uña
Princeton's WordNet
vicuna(noun)
the wool of the vicuna
vicuna(noun)
a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna
vicuna, Vicugna vicugna(noun)
small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat
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