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VICUGNA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Vicugna mean?
• VICUGNA (noun)
The noun VICUGNA has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: VICUGNA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Camelidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Vicugna; Vicugna
Hypernyms ("Vicugna" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Vicugna"):
Vicugna vicugna; vicuna (small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat)
Holonyms ("Vicugna" is a member of...):
Camelidae; family Camelidae (camels and llamas and vicunas)
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