ˈlämə, ˈyä- noun
( plural llamas also llama )
Etymology: Spanish, from Quechua
1. : any of several wild and domesticated So. American ruminants related to the camels but smaller and without a hump ; specifically : the domesticated variety of the guanaco that is about three feet high at the shoulder with a coat of long coarse woolly hair varying in color from black to white and that has been used for centuries in the Andes as a beast of burden and a source of wool — compare alpaca , vicuña
2. : cloth made from the llama's hair
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