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alpaca

Definitions of alpaca
  1. noun
    domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco
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    type of:
    llama
    wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump
  2. noun
    a silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel
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    type of:
    aleación
    a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
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