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| vi·cu·ña [ vī knyə, vī knə, vi knyə ] (plural vi·cu·ñas) or vi·cu·na [ vī knyə, vī knə, vi knyə ] (plural vi·cu·nas) |
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1. S American mammal: a tawny colored mammal with a silky fleece, related to the llama. Native to: Andes. Latin name Vicugna vicugna.
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2. cloth made from vicuña wool: cloth made from the wool of the vicuña, or an imitation of it
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| [Early 17th century. Via Spanish< Quechua wikúña] |
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