auchenia huanaco

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auchenia huanaco - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Guanaco \Gua*na"co\ (gw[.a]*n[aum]"k[-o]), n.; pl. Guanacos
     (-k[=o]z). [Sp. guanaco, Peruv. huanacu. Cf. Huanaco.]
     (Zool.)
     A South American mammal (Auchenia huanaco), allied to the
     llama, but of larger size and more graceful form, inhabiting
     the southern Andes and Patagonia. It is supposed by some to
     be the llama in a wild state. [Written also huanaco.]
     [1913 Webster]