pacos

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pacos - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Paco \Pa"co\, Pacos \Pa"cos\, n. [Sp. paco, fr. Peruv. paco. Cf.
     Alpaca.]
     1. (Zool.) Same as Alpaca.
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     2. [Peruv. paco, pacu, red, reddish, reddish ore containing
        silver; perh. a different word.] (Min.) An earthy-looking
        ore, consisting of brown oxide of iron with minute
        particles of native silver. --Ure.
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