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Auchenia llama

Llama \Lla"ma\, n. [Peruv.]

  1. (Zo["o]l.) A South American ruminant ( Auchenia llama), allied to the camels, but much smaller and without a hump. It is supposed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco. It was formerly much used as a beast of burden in the Andes, and is also kept on some ranches in the United States.

  2. The fleece of the llama[1], a fine, soft wool-like hair.