noun
llama
LAH-muh/ˈlɑːmə/
A domesticated South American animal related to camels, kept for wool and carrying loads.
The llama carries supplies along a narrow mountain trail.
Etymology
Quechua llama is the source of the animal’s name. The word preserves the name used for this woolly South American relative of the camels.
In context
as llamas can be up to 6 feet [1.8 meters] tall, whereas alpacas are smaller, typically only over 4 feet [1.2 meters] tall. The range of the llama is also bigger, stretching from Ecuador down to Chile, and even Argentina;
More examples
- The farm raises llamas for their wool.
- A llama stretches its long neck over the fence.
- We load our camping gear onto the llamas.
Forms
llama · llamas