Meaning of ALPACA
| Pronunciation: | | al'paku
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- [n] domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco
- [n] a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the alpaca, or a rayon or cotton imitation
- [n] wool of the alpaca
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| | Synonyms: | | Lama pacos |
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| | See Also: | | cloth, fabric, genus Lama, Lama, llama, material, textile, wool | |
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| | Definition: | | \Al*pac"a\, n. [Sp. alpaca, fr. the original Peruvian
name of the animal. Cf. {Paco}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) An animal of Peru ({Lama paco}), having long,
fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a domesticated
variety of the llama.
2. Wool of the alpaca.
3. A thin kind of cloth made of the wooly hair of the alpaca,
often mixed with silk or with cotton.
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