llama
llama
Definition
llama (lä′mə)
noun pl. llamas -·mas or llama -·ma
- any of a genus (Lama, family Camelidae) of South American ruminants without humps, including the alpaca, guanaco, and vicuña, esp., a domesticated species (L. glama glama) used as a beast of burden and as a source of wool, meat, and milk
- cloth made from the wooly hair of this animal
Etymology: Sp < Quechua
llama
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: I have a llama who is now about fourteen years old.
Adjective modifier
- female: I have a twelve year old female llama with a bad abscess in the bone of her jaw.
- old: I have a twelve year old female llama with a bad abscess in the bone of her jaw.
- other: He should always have the company of at least one other llama or other field stock.
Modifies a noun
- trek: What about a llama trek or an African safari?
- wool: The most common form of work is spinning, weaving and making up of products from alpaca and llama wool.
- farm: The visit to our llama farm can be a great part of the gift!
- droppings: Stay happy people, and remember - life's too short to drink bad coffee / freeze-dried llama droppings.
- herd: Aymara man grazing llama herd in the Bolivian Altiplano.
- owner: I wonder what other llama owners and visitors to this web page think?
Noun used with modifier
- adult: Beware too the adult llama that the current owner cannot easily handle.
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