alpaca
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- noun
- /ælˈpɑːkə/
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alpaca
- At the alpaca farm, visitors can pet the friendly alpacas and watch them being sheared for their soft wool.
They have cows, sheeps, goats, chickens, alpaca, farm animals, and those farm animals, horses.
- They have cows, sheeps, goats, chickens, alpaca, farm animals, and those farm animals, horses.
- Pretty mad that I mixed up llama and alpaca.
- And I'm like, bro, former door kicker, You got the funny little dog, you got the alpaca.
- So I literally had to spend time with these alpacas to get them to trust me.
Examples
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So I literally had to spend time with these alpacas to get them to trust me.
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In general, hobby ranchers do not rely on the land for their livelihood, although many prefer to keep a small number of alpacas (Lama pacos) or other animals to enhance the aesthetic appeal of rural living.
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I have been in the alpaca business since 2002 and have learned a lot along the way.
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And these two alpaca farmers are painting their mountain white.
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Jerry's taking me to an alpaca farm.
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Yesterday, we visited an alpaca farm right next to the Maktesh.
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There, the team will learn how alpacas can transform a family's income.
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My favorite part of the day was taking photographs of the alpacas; they were so majestic and made for a great subject.
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I began mentoring with the first sale of alpacas to a newbie.
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Here's Chuck being surrounded by hungry alpacas when he fed them.
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Synonyms
A small South American mammal like a llama kept for soft wool
Surface Forms
Etymology
Alpaca comes from a native Andes word allpaqa that named the animal known for its soft, long fleece. That's why alpaca means the South American mammal related to the llama.