guanaco
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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How to use guanaco in a sentence
Their needles consist of pieces of bone sharpened to the requisite point, and the thread they use is made from guanaco sinews.
Wanderings in Patagonia | Julius BeerbohmThe 36 latter are used chiefly for guanaco-hunting, and not a little skill is required to handle them efficiently.
Wanderings in Patagonia | Julius BeerbohmThe capa is a long robe of guanaco furs, about five and a half feet long, by four and a half broad.
Wanderings in Patagonia | Julius BeerbohmIt is on record amongst his companions that he demolished a whole side of a young guanaco at a sitting.
Wanderings in Patagonia | Julius BeerbohmA roast goose now and then would have made a welcome improvement on our eternal diet of lean 147 guanaco and ostrich.
Wanderings in Patagonia | Julius Beerbohm
British Dictionary definitions for guanaco
/ (ɡwɑːˈnɑːkəʊ) /
a cud-chewing South American artiodactyl mammal, Lama guanicoe, closely related to the domesticated llama: family Camelidae
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