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Definition of Huanaco

huanaco
Guanaco Gua*na"co (gw[.a]*n[aum]"k[-o]), n.; pl. Guanacos (-k[=o]z). [Sp. guanaco, Peruv. huanacu. Cf. Huanaco.] (Zo["o]l.) A South American mammal (Auchenia huanaco), allied to the llama, but of larger size and more graceful form, inhabiting the southern Andes and Patagonia. It is supposed by some to be the llama in a wild state. [Written also huanaco.]
Huanaco
Huanaco Hua*na"co, n. (Zo["o]l.) See Guanaco.

Meaning of Huanaco from wikipedia

- at higher elevations. The guanaco gets its name from the Quechua word huanaco (modern spelling wanaku). Young guanacos are called chulengos or "guanaquitos"...
- site, Huánaco Pampa was a large settlement centered around a large plaza. On the east side, there are baths similar to Pumpu. However, Huánaco Pampa also...
- "Alakaluf Fuegians, dressed in huanaco skins" (c. 1882)...
- Platnick & Brescovit, 1995 — Chacabuco Province, central Chile Unicorn huanaco Platnick & Brescovit, 1995 — La Paz Department, Bolivia Unicorn sikus González...
- Kimray (Quechua wanaku guanaco, kimray slope, "guanaco slope", also spelled Huanaco Quimray) is a 4,084-metre-high (13,399 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes...
- (Linnaeus); the alpaca, Vicugna pacos (Linnaeus); the guanaco (from the Quechua huanaco), Lama guanicoe (Müller); and the vicuña, Vicugna vicugna (Molina) The...
- Wanaku (Aymara and Quechua for guanaco, also spelled Guanaco, Huanaco, Huanacu) may refer to: Wanaku (Chuquisaca), a mountain in the Chuquisaca Department...
- Tuco, Tuku, Tucu (possibly from Quechua tuku, owl) or Huanaco Punta (possibly from Quechua wanaku guanaco and Spanish punta peak, ridge; first, before...
- volcanism. In the Eastern Cordillera of Peru, Precambrian magmatism in the Huanaco region produced ultramafic, mafic and felsic rocks, including serpentinite...
- to religious ceremonies. Their presence is noted at the ritual site of Huanaco Pampa, where the structures that have been excavated suggest a large presence...