Alpaca

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A domesticated South American mammal (Lama pacos), related to the llama and having fine, long wool.
  • n. The silky wool of this mammal.
  • n. Cloth made from alpaca.
  • n. A coat made of this cloth.
  • n. A glossy cotton or rayon and wool fabric.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An animal of Peru (Lama paco), having long, fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a domesticated variety of the llama.
  • n. Wool of the alpaca.
  • n. A thin kind of cloth made of the wooly hair of the alpaca, often mixed with silk or with cotton.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A mammal, the Auchenia pacos, a native of the Andes, especially of the mountains of Chili and Peru.
  • n. A fabric manufactured from the hair or wool of the alpaca, either wholly or in part, or made in imitation of this, used for clothing in warm climates, for coat-linings, and very largely for umbrellas.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco
  • n. wool of the alpaca
  • n. a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    llama    wool    cloth    fabric    material    textile   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Dhaka    Malacca    paca    vaca   
    Same Context
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    gingham    linsey-woolsey    bombazine    herringbone    knee-length    linsey    fur-trimmed    astrakhan    serge    cashmere