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Webster 1913 Edition
Guanaco
Gua-na′co
(gwȧ-nä′kō̍)
, Noun.
pl.
Guanacos
(-kōz)
. (Zool.)
A South American mammal (
Auchenia huanaco
), allied to the llama, but of larger size and more graceful form, inhabiting the southern Andes and Patagonia. It is supposed by some to be the llama in a wild state. [Written also
huanaco
.] Webster 1828 Edition
Guanaco
GUANACO
,Noun.
Definition 2024
guanaco
guanaco
English
Noun
guanaco (plural guanacos or guanacoes)
- A South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe; closely related to the other lamoids, the alpaca, llama, and vicuña in the family Camelidae.
Synonyms
- (obsolete) Auchenia huanaco
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- chulengo (a young guanaco)
Coordinate terms
- (Camelids) camelid; camel (dromedary, Bactrian camel), llama, guanaco, alpaca, vicuna/vicuña (Category: en:Camelids)
Translations
Lama guanicoe
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡuaˈna.ko/
Noun
guanaco m (plural guanacos)
Adjective
guanaco m, f (plural guanacos)
- (colloquial, Central America) Salvadoran, pertaining to El Salvador