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单词 cria
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cria

noun

ˈkrē-ə How to pronounce cria (audio)
plural crias
: a baby llama, alpaca, vicuña, or guanaco
… the scarcity of alpacas is based on their slow rate of reproduction, since females usually deliver one baby, called a cria, per year. Glenn Collins

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Spanish cría "rearing (of an animal), baby animal, litter," noun derivative of criar "to bring up, rear, nurse," going back to Latin creāre "to bring into being, give birth to, cause to grow" — more at create entry 1

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

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