vi|cu|na

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]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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