Alpaca Definition

ăl-păkə
alpacas
noun
alpacas
A domesticated South American ruminant mammal (Vicugna pacos or Lama pacos), related to the llama and having fine, long wool.
American Heritage
A domesticated South American llama (Lama glama pacos) with valuable, long, silky, brown or black wool.
Webster's New World
The silky wool of this mammal.
American Heritage
Its wool.
Webster's New World
Cloth made from alpaca.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • Lama pacos

Other Word Forms of Alpaca

Noun

Singular:
alpaca
Plural:
alpacas

Origin of Alpaca

  • American Spanish from Aymara Quechua allpaqa

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish, from Aymara allpaqa.

    From Wiktionary

Alpaca Sentence Examples

  • A small deer and, in southern Ecuador, the llama (Auchenia) with its allied species, the alpaca, guanaco and vicuna, represent the ruminants.

  • Alpaca, Vicuna, and Llama Wool imported into the United Kingdom.

  • The trade of the city is principally in Bolivian products - mineral ores, alpaca wool, &c. - but it also receives and exports the products of the neighbouring Peruvian provinces, and the output of the borax deposits in the neighbourhood.

  • The alpaca is highly prized for its fine wool, which is a staple export from Bolivia, but the animal is reared with difficulty and the product cannot be largely increased.

  • The llama and alpaca were domesticated long before the discovery of America, but the guanaco and vicuña are found in a wild state only.

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