What does "guanaco" mean?

A South American ruminant (Lama guanicoe), closely related to the other lamoids, the alpaca, llama, and vicuña in the family Camelidae.

What is a synonym for "guanaco"?

Common synonyms include: animal, antelope, armadillo, auchenia huanaco, bat, elephant.

Pronounced //ɡwəˈnɑːkəʊ//.

//ɡwəˈnɑːkəʊ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A South American ruminant (Lama guanicoe), closely related to the other lamoids, the alpaca, llama, and vicuña in the family Camelidae.
2
wild llama wordnet

"The guanaco is a relative of the camel."

Borrowed from Spanish guanaco, from Quechua wanaku.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.