guanaco

«guanaco» in Mova's school dictionary: A wild South American animal like a small, slim llama… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a guanaco, guanacos)

meaning for a pupil

A wild South American animal like a small, slim llama, with a light brown woolly coat, living in the Andes mountains and Patagonia. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and geography lessons about South America, guanacos appear with llamas, alpacas and vicuñas, all in the camel family. Llamas were bred from wild guanacos long ago. They live in herds in dry grasslands and high mountains. Phrases: a herd of guanacos, wild guanacos.

examples

• A guanaco is a wild cousin of the llama. tree →
• We saw a herd of guanacos in Patagonia. tree →
• Guanacos can live in very dry places. tree →
• Llamas were tamed from guanacos thousands of years ago. tree →
• The guanaco spat when the tourist came too close. tree →
• Guanacos have thick wool to keep warm in the Andes. tree →

note

Plural: guanacos. Pronounced gwah-NAH-koh. Comes from the Quechua language. Llama and alpaca are tame; guanaco and vicuña are wild.

Trees and pragmatics

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