About The Word Alpaca

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Alpaca to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Alpaca definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

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.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Captain ‐ a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the…
  • Nicotiana alata ‐ South American ornamental perennial having nocturnally fragrant…
  • Suborder theropoda ‐ carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs; Jurassic…
  • Stillborn ‐ (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn;…
  • Commonwealth ‐ a politically organized body of people under a single government;…
  • Cash account ‐ an account with a securities brokerage whose transactions are…
  • Roadman ‐ a workman who is employed to repair roads [n] a salesman who…
  • Yardman ‐ a laborer hired to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns) [n]…
  • Eschrichtius robustus ‐ medium-sized grayish-black whale of the…
  • Papistic ‐ of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic…
Crossword Dictionary