pacovicuna
pacovicuna noun: a hybrid between an alpaca and vicuna.
Noun
pacovicuna (plural pacovicunas)
- A hybrid between an alpaca and vicuna.
- The pacovicuña yields wool equal in quality to that of the vicuna but greater in bulk.1963, Owens, Ronald Jerome, Peru, page 141
- An adult male vicugna will never copulate with a female alpaca unless the first has been timely imprinted to a member of the second species. Therefore, the Peruvian native breeders use exclusively a vicuna previously reared from earliest age by an alpaca whenever they want to get the hybrid called...1981, Hernando De Macedo, Note on Vicuna X Alpaca hybrids, page 1
Forms of pacovicuna
| plural | pacovicunas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | paco-vicuna |
| alternative form | paco-vicuña |
| alternative form | pacovicuña |
Origin of pacovicuna
Most likely a blend of alpaco + vicuna
Questions about pacovicuna
- What does pacovicuna mean?
- Pacovicuna means a hybrid between an alpaca and vicuna.
- What part of speech is pacovicuna?
- Pacovicuna is a noun.
- What is the plural of pacovicuna?
- The plural of pacovicuna is pacovicunas.
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