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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A South American mammal, Lama vicugna, closely related to the alpaca, llama, and guanaco.
2. 2
   small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat wordnet
3. 3
   a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna wordnet
4. 4
   the wool of the vicuna wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

vicugna vicugnalama vicugna

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish vicuña, itself borrowed from Quechua wik'uña.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish Vicuña, itself of Basque origin.

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