llama
noun
a woolly-haired South American ruminant of the genus Lama, believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco: often used as a beast of burden.
llamas
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pluralof llama.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Vicunas are the smallest members of the camel family and a relative of llamas and alpacas.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
When we spoke a few years ago, he was splitting his time between northern Virginia and a farm in Wales, where he and his wife were raising llamas.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2025
This license allows her to operate her Missouri zoo, Sunrise Beach Safari, where guests can hold sloths, see kangaroos and feed llamas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2024
This fanciful vision of New York is populated by animals: sporty ducks, punk rock monkeys, buffalo mail carriers, penguins shouldering boomboxes, and a disproportionate number of llamas.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
Five thousand years after llamas had been domesticated in the Andes, the Olmecs, Maya, Aztecs, and all other native societies of Mexico remained without pack animals and without any edible domestic mammals except for dogs.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
