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LAMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Llamas
Synonyms:
genus Lama; Lama
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Lama" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Lama"):
domestic llama; Lama peruana (used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco)
guanaco; Lama guanicoe (wild llama)
alpaca; Lama pacos (domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco)
Holonyms ("Lama" is a member of...):
Camelidae; family Camelidae (camels and llamas and vicunas)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lama" is a kind of...):
non-Christian priest; priest (a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lama"):
Dalai Lama; Grand Lama (chief lama and once ruler of Tibet)
Panchen Lama (the lama next in rank to the Dalai Lama)
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