VICUNA; VICUNYA; VICUGNA

n.

1 definition — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


n.

A South American mammal (Auchenia vicunna) native of the elevated plains of the Andes, allied to the llama but smaller. It has a thick coat of very fine reddish brown wool, and long, pendent white hair on the breast and belly. It is hunted for its wool and flesh.


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