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: any of a genus (Lama) of wild or domesticated, long-necked, South American ruminant (see ruminant entry 1) mammals related to the camels but smaller and without a hump
especially
: a domesticated llama (L. glama) descended from the guanaco and used especially in the Andes as a pack animal and a source of wool
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There was also Radhika, who taught Grant a Bollywood dance, and Alexe, who trekked up the driveway on foot with her llama Linda in tow (which Grant mistook for a donkey).
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
After two decades of re-wilding and conservation efforts to mitigate the damage caused by livestock grazing, the area is home to around 3,000 guanacos (a cousin of the llama), 25 adult pumas, 150 Darwin’s rheas (similar to an ostrich), and a small but growing population of endangered guemal deer.
—Mary Holland, airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
Despite being closely related to the llama, the smaller alpacas are a different species in the camel family.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
In Manatee County, the property appraiser said his office spent months arguing with a property’s owners who tried to say their pet llamas qualified.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
After two decades of re-wilding and conservation efforts to mitigate the damage caused by livestock grazing, the area is home to around 3,000 guanacos (a cousin of the llama), 25 adult pumas, 150 Darwin’s rheas (similar to an ostrich), and a small but growing population of endangered guemal deer.
—Mary Holland, airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
Despite being closely related to the llama, the smaller alpacas are a different species in the camel family.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
In Manatee County, the property appraiser said his office spent months arguing with a property’s owners who tried to say their pet llamas qualified.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Llama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/llama. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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llama
noun
lla·ma
ˈläm-ə 
: any of several wild and domesticated long-necked South American hoofed mammals that chew the cud and are related to the camels but smaller and without a hump
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