guanaco

C2 Topic:Animals
US /ɡwəˈnɑːkəʊ/
noun Freq #224838

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    wild llama

  2. 2
    noun

    A South American ruminant (Lama guanicoe), closely related to the other lamoids, the alpaca, llama, and vicuña in the family Camelidae.

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Synonyms
2 noun · a south american ruminant... auchenia huanaco
Word family
Forms guanacoesguanacos

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guanaco, from Quechua wanaku.

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