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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.]
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Noun1.guanacoguanaco - wild llama                          
Lama guanicoe
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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