Guanacos

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Guanaco \Gua*na"co\ (gw[.a]*n[aum]"k[-o]), n.; pl. {Guanacos}
     (-k[=o]z). [Sp. guanaco, Peruv. huanacu. Cf. {Huanaco}.]
     (Zool.)
     A South American mammal ({Auchenia huanaco}), allied to the
     llama, but of larger size and more graceful form, inhabiting
     the southern Andes and Patagonia. It is supposed by some to


     be the llama in a wild state. [Written also {huanaco}.]
     [1913 Webster]