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GENUS LAMA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Llamas

Synonyms:

genus Lama; Lama

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Lama" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Lama"):

domestic llama; Lama peruana (used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco)

guanaco; Lama guanicoe (wild llama)

alpaca; Lama pacos (domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco)

Holonyms ("genus Lama" is a member of...):

Camelidae; family Camelidae (camels and llamas and vicunas)

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