LLAMA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("llama" is a kind of...):

artiodactyl; artiodactyl mammal; even-toed ungulate (placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "llama"):

domestic llama; Lama peruana (used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco)

alpaca; Lama pacos (domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco)