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Definition of Alaca
Alpaca, a gregarious ruminant of the camel family, a native of the
Andes, and particularly the tablelands of Chile and Peru; is covered with
a long soft silky wool, of which textile fabrics are woven; in appearance
resembles a sheep, but is larger in size, and has a long erect neck with
a handsome head.
- Wikipedia
Al*pac"a (&?;), n. [Sp. alpaca, fr.
the original Peruvian name of the animal. Cf. Paco.]
1. (Zoöl.) An animal of Peru (Lama
paco), having long, fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a
domesticated variety of the llama.
2. Wool of the alpaca.
3. A thin kind of cloth made of the wooly hair of
the alpaca, often mixed with silk or with cotton.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A sheeplike animal of the Andes. It is a South American member of the camel family, Camelidae (order Artiodactyla), of mammals; it's Latin name is Lama pacos. It is closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña, which are referred to collectively as lamoids.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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