Definition of Lama peruana

1. Noun. Used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco.

Exact synonyms: Domestic Llama
Generic synonyms: Llama
Group relationships: Genus Lama, Lama

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lama Peruana

Lala land
Lalage
Lalaland
Lali
Lalique
Lallans
Lallemand
Lallouette's pyramid
Lalmonirhat District
Lalthyrus tingitanus
Lam.
Lam B
Lama guanicoe
Lama pacos
Lama peruana (current term)
Lamaism
Lamaist
Lamaistic
Lamanite
Lamarck
Lamarckian
Lamarckianism
Lamarckians
Lamarckism
Lamarckist
Lamarckists
Lamaze
Lamaze method
Lamaze method of childbirth

Literary usage of Lama peruana

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Geography of Mammals by William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater (1899)
"... of which the former extends northwards throughout the United States FIG. 11.—THE LAMA. (Lama peruana. ..."

2. Fur-bearing Animals in Nature and in Commerce by Henry Poland (1892)
"Lama peruana, French: Lama. This peculiar animal belongs to the Camel tribe. It is about 8 to 4 feet in height. The neck is extremely long. ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"or Lama peruana (Tiède- mann) ; (2) the alpaca, A. paco» (Linn.) ; (3) the guanaco or huanaco, A, huanaco» (Molina) ; and (4) the vicugna, ..."

4. The Fur Traders and Fur Bearing Animals by Marcus Petersen (1914)
"The Llama (Lama-peruana) has an extremely long neck, and stands from three to four feet high. The dense hair of the adult is long and coarse, ..."

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