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ALPACA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco
Synonyms:
alpaca; Lama pacos
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("alpaca" is a kind of...):
llama (wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump)
Holonyms ("alpaca" is a member of...):
genus Lama; Lama (llamas)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("alpaca" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Wool of the alpaca
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("alpaca" is a kind of...):
wool (fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving)
