vicugna

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vicugna - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Vicuna \Vi*cu"[~n]a\, Vicugna \Vi*cu"gna\, n. [Sp. vicu[~n]a.
     Cf. Vigonia.] (Zool.)
     A South American mammal (Auchenia vicunna) native of the
     elevated plains of the Andes, allied to the llama but
     smaller. It has a thick coat of very fine reddish brown wool,
     and long, pendent white hair on the breast and belly. It is
     hunted for its wool and flesh.
     [1913 Webster]

vicugna - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Vicugna
      n 1: a genus of Camelidae [syn: Vicugna, genus Vicugna]