vicuna

vi·cu·ña also vi·cu·na  (v-kn, -ky-, v-, v-kny)

n.

1. A llamalike ruminant mammal (Vicugna vicugna) of the central Andes, having fine silky fleece.

2.

a. The fleece of this mammal.

b. Fabric made from the fleece of this mammal.

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[Spanish, from Quechua wikuña.]

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vicuna [vik-kew-na]

Noun

1. a S American mammal like the llama

2. the fine cloth made from its wool [Spanish]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vicuna - the wool of the vicuna wool - fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving
	2.	vicuna - a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
	3.	vicuna - small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat Vicugna vicugna artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate - placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot genus Vicugna, Vicugna - a genus of Camelidae