Definition of vicuña
1 : a long-necked mammal (Vicugna vicugna synonym Lama vicugna) of the Andes from Peru to Argentina that is related to but somewhat smaller than the guanaco, has a light brown woolly coat that is paler below, is considered to the be ancestor of the alpaca, and has been historically hunted for its wool and meat
2a : the wool from the vicuña's fine lustrous undercoatb : a fabric made of vicuña wool; also : a sheep's wool imitation of this
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Origin and Etymology of vicuña
Spanish vicuña, from Quechua wik'uña
First Known Use: 1604
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