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UK
/ælpˈækɐ/
]
[ US /æɫˈpækə/ ]
[ US /æɫˈpækə/ ]
NOUN
- wool of the alpaca
- a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool
- domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco
How To Use alpaca In A Sentence
- The other group migrated into South America, where it survives today as wild guanacos and vicunas and domesticated llamas and alpacas.
- Their elaborate fabrics, woven on looms from cotton and alpaca wool, are known today because they were used in a type of mummification process.
- Poor female alpacas are pregnant for nearly 12 months and have no sooner had a baby, known as a cria, than they are keen to breed again. IcBirmingham
- The Samoyed breed is native to Northern Russia where they were used to keep children warm. Its fur is almost waterproof and softer than alpaca .
- He is just one young alpaca among 100 - half members of the Arriba Linea herd, the rest agisted the alpaca farming term for boarding. Thestar.com - Home Page
- Judging by the alpaca ponchos and lederhosen on display, I'd have to say Peru and Germany.
- For many years, historians and scientists assumed that the Incas had created both the llamas and alpacas by domesticating the guanaco, which is larger and more widely distributed than the vicuna.
- An imitated chemical fiber alpaca yam was developed to keep up with vogue and meet practicality.
- A sparky couple who switched careers in their 40s, they would put a refreshing spin on those programmes about midlifers running off to breed alpacas in Peru.
- It's a light silk / alpaca blend, and so airy that it's actually thermal.
