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Alpaca

Alpaca Meaning & Definition
Alpaca Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alpaca?

[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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Alpaca: Lama pacos

Related Terms | Find terms related to Alpaca:

See Also | cloth | fabric | genus Lama | Lama | llama | material | textile | wool

Alpaca In Webster's Dictionary

\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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