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Definition of Vicugna

Vicugna
Vicuna Vi*cu"[~n]a, Vicugna Vi*cu"gna, n. [Sp. vicu[~n]a. Cf. Vigonia.] (Zo["o]l.) A South American mammal (Auchenia vicunna) native of the elevated plains of the Andes, allied to the llama but smaller. It has a thick coat of very fine reddish brown wool, and long, pendent white hair on the breast and belly. It is hunted for its wool and flesh.

Meaning of Vicugna from wikipedia

- The vicuña (Lama vicugna) or vicuna (both /vɪˈkuːnjə/, very rarely spelled vicugna, its former genus name) is one of the two wild South American camelids...
- to the genus Lama, and the vicuña to the genus Vicugna. Later, the alpaca was transferred to Vicugna; both were eventually returned to Lama by the American...
- these mummies has demonstrated that alpacas were domesticated from the Vicugna vicugna. Other research, considering the behavioral and morphological characteristics...
- consist of the vicuña (Vicugna vicugna, prev. Lama vicugna), guanaco (Lama guanicoe), Suri alpaca, and Huacaya alpaca (Vicugna pacos, prev. Lama guanicoe...
- – consisting of the alpaca (Vicugna pacos), the guanaco (Lama guanicoe), the llama (L. glama) and the vicuña (V. vicugna). The study revealed that the...
- Llama, Lama glama Guanaco, Lama guanicoe Alpaca, Lama pacos Vicuña, Lama vicugna Genus: Hemiauchenia †Hemiauchenia macrocephala †Hemiauchenia minima †Hemiauchenia...
- The Huacaya alpaca is a breed of alpaca (Vicugna pacos) that has a unique appearance and fiber quality. This breed is the most po****r alpaca breed with...
- Ovis aries (sheep), Dicotyles tajacu (peccary), Lama glama (llama), Lama vicugna (vicuña), Potamoc****us porcus (red river hog) Carnivora: Canis familiaris...
- Irma; Mateo, Javier (January 2012). "Chemical composition of alpaca (Vicugna pacos) charqui". Food Chemistry. 130 (2): 329–334. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem...
- American bison). The Incas recognized that hybrids of Lama glama (llama) and Vicugna pacos (alpaca) resulted in a hybrid with none of the advantages of either...