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VICUNA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat
Synonyms:
Vicugna vicugna; vicuna
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("vicuna" is a kind of...):
artiodactyl; artiodactyl mammal; even-toed ungulate (placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot)
Holonyms ("vicuna" is a member of...):
genus Vicugna; Vicugna (a genus of Camelidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("vicuna" 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:
The wool of the vicuna
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("vicuna" is a kind of...):
wool (fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving)
