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chilihueque

chilihueque noun: a dubious species of domesticated south American mammal, †Lama araucana, possibly a hybrid of llama and guanaco, of the Andes, extinct since the 19th century.

chilihueque: a dubious species of domesticated south American mammal, †Lama araucana, possibly a hybrid of llama...
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Noun

chilihueque (plural chilihueques)

  1. A dubious species of domesticated south American mammal, †Lama araucana, possibly a hybrid of llama and guanaco, of the Andes, extinct since the 19th century

Forms of chilihueque

pluralchilihueques
alternative formchiliweke

Questions about chilihueque

What does chilihueque mean?
Chilihueque means a dubious species of domesticated south American mammal, †Lama araucana, possibly a hybrid of llama and guanaco, of the Andes, extinct since the 19th century.
What part of speech is chilihueque?
Chilihueque is a noun.
What is the plural of chilihueque?
The plural of chilihueque is chilihueques.

Words near chilihueque in the dictionary

  1. chilies
  2. chilifactory
  3. chilified
  4. chilihead
  5. chiliheads
  6. chilihueque
  7. chilihueques
  8. Chiliile
  9. Chilingarian
  10. Chilingarians
  11. Chilingaryan

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