alpaca

noun (plural same or alpacas)

• a long-haired domesticated South American mammal related to the llama, valued for its wool.

  • Lama pacos, family Camelidae, probably descended from the wild guanaco
• [mass noun] the wool of the alpaca: a mixture of wool, alpaca, and silk
• [mass noun] fabric made from alpaca wool: [as modifier]:an alpaca jersey