guanaco
[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.
Origin
1595-1605;
<
Spanish
<
Quechua
wanaku
Examples from the web for
guanaco
People hunted wild vicuña and
guanaco
nearly to extinction.
It was cold, and he wrapped his poncho of
guanaco
-hide round his neck and head.
People hunted wild vicuña and
guanaco
nearly to extinction.
British Dictionary definitions for
guanaco
guanaco
/
ɡwɑːˈnɑːkəʊ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-cos
1.
a cud-chewing South American artiodactyl mammal,
Lama guanicoe,
closely related to the domesticated llama: family
Camelidae
Word Origin
C17: from Spanish, from Quechuan
huanacu