vicuna Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the wool of the vicuna
  2. noun a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna
  3. noun small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat
    Vicugna vicugna.

WordNet

Vi*cu"ña, Vi*cu"gna noun (Also<
  • Vicuna
  • Vicuña
  • Vicugna
)
Etymology
Sp. vicuña. Cf. Vigonia.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A South American mammal (Auchenia vicunna) native of the elevated plains of the Andes, allied to the llama but smaller. It has a thick coat of very fine reddish brown wool, and long, pendent white hair on the breast and belly. It is hunted for its wool and flesh.

Webster 1913