guanaco

American  

[gwah-nah-koh] / gwɑˈnɑ koʊ /

noun

plural

guanacos

1. a wild South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe, of which the llama and alpaca are believed to be domesticated varieties: related to the camels.

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guanaco British  

/ ɡwɑːˈnɑːkəʊ /

noun

1. a cud-chewing South American artiodactyl mammal, Lama guanicoe, closely related to the domesticated llama: family Camelidae

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Etymology

Origin of guanaco

1595–1605; < Spanish < Quechua wanaku

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• guanaco vs. llama

Example Sentences

The Tehuelche were innovators, too: Outsiders marveled at their bolas, weighted rope snares they swung and launched from horseback to hunt llamalike guanaco and flightless rhea birds.

From Science Magazine

ReWilding Argentina is providing logistical support to the effort, which some conservationists hope will open the door to translocating guanacos even farther north, to Argentina’s Impenetrable National Park.

From Science Magazine

In older layers of the guano, genetic traces of native animals such as guanacos—the wild descendants of local llamas—and beached marine creatures dominate.

From Science Magazine

He pointed out wild llama-like guanacos grazing on the steppe, a gray fox running across the road, and caracara falcons perched on the fence posts.

From Washington Post

Maras and desert-dwelling penguins are featured and baby guanacos are shown taking their first steps.

From Los Angeles Times