Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A young alpaca, llama, or vicuña, especially before it is weaned.

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  • noun A young South American camelid (llama, vicuna, or alpaca).

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[American Spanish cría, from Spanish, litter, young of an animal, from criar, to suckle, rear, from Latin creāre, to produce, create; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]

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Spanish criar, to give birth

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Examples

  • The cria is f*cking brilliant they have discovered something that has been known for thousands of years.

    Canadians are thieves: CRIA 2005

  • Poor female alpacas are pregnant for nearly 12 months and have no sooner had a baby, known as a cria, than they are keen to breed again.

    icBirmingham 2009

  • The Mujicas have a national fleece champion among their herd and are focusing on raising high-quality young - known as cria - which can sell for thousands of dollars at auction.

    The Seattle Times 2009

  • Braatz said a newborn, called a cria, is due any day.

    CourierPostOnline.com - News 2009

  • The Mujicas have a national fleece champion among their herd and are focusing on raising high-quality young - known as cria - which can sell for thousands of dollars at auction.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2009

  • Braatz said a newborn, called a cria, is due any day.

    CourierPostOnline.com - News 2009

  • The Mujicas have a national fleece champion among their herd and are focusing on raising high-quality young - known as cria - which can sell for thousands of dollars at auction.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2009

  • Braatz said a newborn, called a cria, is due any day.

    CourierPostOnline.com - News 2009

  • The Mujicas have a national fleece champion among their herd and are focusing on raising high-quality young - known as cria - which can sell for thousands of dollars at auction.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2009

  • Isso cria uma espécie de processo de enxugar gelo.

    Global Voices in English » Brazil: Land reform or deforestation boost for the Amazon? 2009

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