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A sheep-like domesticated animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.

Alpaca – Domesticated – Animalia – Chordata – Mammalia – Artiodactyla – Camelidae – Lama – L. pacos – Lama pacos – (Linnaeus, 1758) – Alpaca range – Camelus pacos Linnaeus, 1758 – Vicugna pacos (Linnaeus, 1758).

(uncountable) Wool from the alpaca, with strong very long fibres and coloring from black to brown to white.

Traditional alpaca clothing at the Otavalo Artisan Market in the Andes of Ecuador

A garment made of such wool.

Alpaca skeleton, with alpaca and guanaco skull above (Museum of Osteology)