guanaco

[ gwah-nah-koh ]

/ gwɑˈnɑ koʊ /

a wild South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe, of which the llama and alpaca are believed to be domesticated varieties: related to the camels.

Origin of guanaco

1595–1605; < Spanish < Quechua wanaku

By the way, when you fire at a guanaco they will sway their heads downwards with an odd sort of ducking motion.

Through the Heart of Patagonia |H. Hesketh Prichard
The range where guanaco really become plentiful is about eighty miles away from Sandy Point.

Across Patagonia |Lady Florence Dixie
While on Mount Frias my attention was drawn away from the cattle by what I took to be an instance of albinism in the guanaco.

Through the Heart of Patagonia |H. Hesketh Prichard
The flesh of the guanaco is excellent, something resembling mutton; the young guanaco being more like very tender veal.

At Home with the Patagonians |George Chaworth Musters

The ostrich rugs, which are made here, are more ornamental, though not so warm and light as the guanaco robes.

A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' |Annie Allnut Brassey

guanaco

/ (ɡwɑːˈnɑːkəʊ) /

a cud-chewing South American artiodactyl mammal, Lama guanicoe, closely related to the domesticated llama: family Camelidae

C17: from Spanish, from Quechuan huanacu