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单词 vicuna
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
vi•cu•na or vi•cu•ña /vaɪˈkunə, -ˈkyu-, vɪ-, vɪˈkunyə/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -nas or -ñas. 
  1. Mammals[countable] a wild South American animal of the Andes regions, closely related to the llama.
  2. Textiles[uncountable] a fabric made from the soft wool of this animal or of some substitute.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
vi•cu•na  (vī ko̅o̅′nə, -kyo̅o̅′-, vi-, vi ko̅o̅′nyə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a wild South American ruminant, Vicugna vicugna, of the Andes, related to the guanaco but smaller, and yielding a soft, delicate wool: an endangered species, now increasing in numbers.
  2. Textilesa fabric of this wool or of some substitute, usually twilled and finished with a soft nap.
  3. Clothinga garment, esp. an overcoat, of vicuna.
Also, vi•cu′ña. 
  • Quechua wik'uña
  • Spanish vicuña
  • 1585–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
vicuña /vɪˈkuːnjə/, vicuna /vɪˈkjuːnə/ n
  1. a tawny-coloured cud-chewing Andean artiodactyl mammal, Vicugna vicugna, similar to the llama: family Camelidae
  2. the fine light cloth made from the wool obtained from this animal
Etymology: 17th Century: from Spanish vicuña, from Quechuan wikúña
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