| 单词 | alpaca |
| 释义 | alpaca (once / 10479 pages) n An alpaca is an animal that resembles a long-haired llama or a vicuña. Most alpacas are bred for their wool, which is a popular fiber for sweaters and blankets. Alpacas are a smaller relative of the camel, and they're kept as a domesticated animal by farmers who sell them for meat, or more often, their soft wool. Alpaca fleece is silky and luxurious, and it can be knitted into sweaters and hats that are warmer than sheep's wool and much less itchy. The word alpaca is Spanish, from the Aymara word allpaca, and possibly a root that meant "yellowish-red." WORD FAMILYalpaca: alpacas USAGE EXAMPLESThe higher-end options — linen, silk, llama, alpaca — hang in a narrow section along the back wall. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) Recently, a mountain lion killed alpacas on two ranches near Malibu, triggering debate over whether it should be killed. Washington Times(Dec 15, 2016) Seth Riley, a wildlife ecologist for the National Park Service, said the alpaca slaughter isn’t unusual behavior for a cougar. Seattle Times(Dec 02, 2016) 1n domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco Syn|Hyper Lama pacos llama wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump 2n wool of the alpaca Hyper wool fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving 3n a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool Hyper cloth, fabric, material, textile artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers |
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