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plural: alpacas
Part Of Speech
noun
Word Meaning
a South American animal related to the llama with long, silky wool; fabric made from the alpaca’s wool
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Sentences
Some people raise alpacas on farms for their silky wool.
Alpacas are smaller than llamas, but look very similar.
Alpacas graze in large flocks high in the Andes Mountains.
There are two breeds of alpacas, the Huacaya and the Suri.
The average lifespan of an alpaca is 20 years.
There are no wild alpacas, only domesticated ones.
Alpacas are docile and friendly, and make great pets.
99% of the world’s alpacas still live in South America.
Alpaca fur is incredibly soft and used for many textiles.
A baby alpaca is called a cria.
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