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llama ()

noun pl. llamas -·mas or llama -·ma

  1. 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
  2. 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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