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gua·na·co

(gwə-nä′kō)

n. pl. gua·na·cos or guanaco

1. A South American ruminant mammal (Lama guanicoe), related to the llama and having soft, fine wool.

a. The wool of this mammal.

b. Fabric made from this wool.

[Spanish, from Quechua huanaco.]

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guanaco

(ɡwɑːˈnɑːkəʊ)

n, pl -cos

(Animals) a cud-chewing South American artiodactyl mammal, Lama guanicoe, closely related to the domesticated llama: family Camelidae

[C17: from Spanish, from Quechuan huanacu]

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gua•na•co

(gwɑˈnɑ koʊ)

n., pl. -cos.

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

[1595–1605; < Sp < Quechua wanaku]

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Noun

guanaco - wild llama

Lama guanicoe

llama - wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump

genus Lama, Lama - llamas

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Occasionally a deer, or a Guanaco (wild Llama) may be seen; but the Agouti (Cavia Patagonica) is the commonest quadruped.

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Investigators also found a large assembly of guanaco bones in the cave.

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Feeding habits of the puma (Puma concolor) and the incidence of predation on guanaco (Lama guanicoe) mortality in northeastern Patagonia.

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The secretary was told that the zoo had recently added white lion, white Bengal tiger, a trio each of llama, guanaco and wallaby.