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vicuna |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vicuna \Vi*cu"[~n]a\, Vicugna \Vi*cu"gna\, n. [Sp. vicu[~n]a. Cf {Vigonia}.] (Zo["o]l.) A South American mammal ({Auchenia vicunna}) native of the elevated plains of the Andes, allied to the llama but smaller. It has a thick coat of very fine reddish brown wool, and long, pendent white hair on the breast and belly. It is hunted for its wool and flesh. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: vicuna n 1: the wool of the vicuna 2: a soft wool made from the fleece of the vicuna 3: small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat [syn: {Vicugna vicugna}]
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