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guanaco

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gua·na·co  (gw-näk)
n. pl. gua·na·cos or guanaco
A reddish-brown South American ruminant mammal (Lama guanicoe) related to and resembling the domesticated llama.

[Spanish, from Quechua huanaco.]

guanaco [gwɑːˈnɑːkəʊ]
n pl -cos
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a cud-chewing South American artiodactyl mammal, Lama guanicoe, closely related to the domesticated llama: family Camelidae
[from Spanish, from Quechuan huanacu]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.guanacoguanaco - wild llama                          
llama - wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump
genus Lama, Lama - llamas


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Occasionally a deer, or a Guanaco (wild Llama) may be seen; but the Agouti (Cavia Patagonica) is the commonest quadruped.
 
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