About The Word Alpaca
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Alpaca
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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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