vicuna

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Rocca has his own suggestion for the first family's pet - not a dog but a vicuna, which is an obscure relative of the aplaca.

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  1. small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat
  2. a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna
  3. the wool of the vicuna

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  • As I quickly learned, "Vicuna" is actually "vicuna," a relative of the llama that hails from the Andes. —  Staff Blogs
  • Hield, one of the leading worsted manufactures in England, will feature weave super 230's wool and blends of cashmere, vicuna, chinchilla, silk and other noble fibres. —  Free Apparel News – Apparel RSS XML Feeds – Fibre2fashion.com
  • A new article in The Wall Street Journal suggests this may be occurring in South America with the vicuna, a diminutive llama that lives high in the Andes. —  Mongabay.com News
  • Rocca has his own suggestion for the first family's pet - not a dog but a vicuna, which is an obscure relative of the aplaca. —  Latest News Headlines - CBS News
  • According to the clothier, the suits are made from rare fibers such as vicuna, pashmina and Qiviuk. —  mongster's nest
 

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