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Definition of Huanacos
1. huanaco [n] - See also: huanaco
Lexicographical Neighbors of Huanacos
Literary usage of Huanacos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Peru by William Hickling Prescott (1900)
"... and the mountains, killing the beasts of prey without mercy, and driving the
others, consisting chiefly of the deer of the country, and the huanacos and ..."
2. History of the Conquest of Peru by William Hickling Prescott, John Foster Kirk (1893)
"But the richest store of wool was obtained, not from these domesticated animals,
but from the two other species, the huanacos and the vicunas, which roamed ..."
3. A Mining Journey Across the Great Andes: With Explorations in the Silver by Francis Ignacio Rickard (1863)
"Ostrich and Huanaco Hunting—Warning of Game in sight— A Herd of huanacos—Their
Habits—Mode of driving them—They are surrounded, and charge—Effects of the ..."
4. The Natural & Moral History of the Indies by José de Acosta (1880)
"Of Paces, huanacos, and Sheep of Peru. There is nothing at Peru of greater riches
and profit than the cattell of the country, which our men call Indian ..."
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