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vicuña

vi·cu·ña [ vī knyə, vī knə, vi knyə ] (plural vi·cu·ñas) or vi·cu·na [ vī knyə, vī knə, vi knyə ] (plural vi·cu·nas)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. S American mammal: a tawny colored mammal with a silky fleece, related to the llama. Native to: Andes.  Latin name Vicugna vicugna.

2. cloth made from vicuña wool: cloth made from the wool of the vicuña, or an imitation of it

[Early 17th century. Via Spanish< Quechua wikúña]
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