I. ˈlämə, ˈlȧmə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Tibetan blama
: a priest or monk of Tibetan Buddhism
II. noun
Etymology: New Latin, from French, llama, from Spanish llama — more at llama
1. capitalized : a genus of mammals (family Camelidae) that includes the llama, alpaca, guanaco, and other living and extinct So. American mountain ruminants with heavy woolly coats
2. -s : a dark grayish yellowish brown that is stronger and slightly yellower and lighter than seal, slightly redder and lighter than sepia brown, lighter and stronger than otter brown, and very slightly redder and deeper than bison — called also elk, goose