vi|cu|na

vi|cu|ña or vi|cu|na «vih KOON yuh, -KYOO nuh», noun.

1. a wild, ruminant mammal of South America, related to and resembling the llama, having soft, delicate wool.

2. a soft cloth made from this wool, or from some substitute, used especially for coats.

╂[< Spanish vicuña < the Quechua (Peru) name]