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Vicugna
{ ‖
, Vi-cu′ña
, ‖Vi-cu′gna
}Noun.
[Sp.
vicuña
. Cf. Vigonia
.] (Zool.)
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.