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Vicuna

//vɪˈkuːnjə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
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

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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