llama

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Bred to be a beast of burden, the llama is accustomed to the presence of strangers and is not any more timid of them than our horses and cows.

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  1. noun A domesticated South American ruminant mammal (Lama glama) related to the camel, raised for its soft, fleecy wool and used as a beast of burden.
  2. noun Any of various other mammals of the genus Lama, such as the alpaca and guanaca.

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  1. Spanish, from Quechua.

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  1. Also lama and glama as the L. generic or specific name; from Peruvian llama.
 

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/ˈlɑmə/
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