alpaca

alpaca
[alˈpakə]
(复同单 或 alpacas)
  1. a long-haired domesticated South American mammal related to the llama, valued for its wool
    羊驼,小羊驼
  2. Lama pacos, family Camelidae, probably descended from the wild guanaco
    拉丁名 Lama pacos, 骆驼科,很可能是野生骆驼的后代
    ■[mass noun]the wool of the alpaca
    羊驼毛
    ■[mass noun]fabric made from this wool, with or without other fibres
    (纯,混纺)羊驼毛织物
    [as modifier]an alpaca jersey.
    羊驼毛套衫。
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: from Spanish, from Aymara allpaca
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