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

  1. a wild Andean ruminant, Vicugna vicugna, closely related to the llama.

    Category: Mammals

  2. 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

  1. vicuna(noun)

    the wool of the vicuna

  2. vicuna(noun)

    a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna

  3. 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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