VICUÑA

{ ‖Vi‐cu″ña, ‖Vi‐cu″gna } (?), n. [[Sp. vicuña. Cf. Vigonia.]] (Zoöl.) A South American mammal (Auchenia vicunna) native of the elevated plains of the Andes, allied to the llama but smaller. It has a thick coat of very fine reddish brown wool, and long, pendent white hair on the breast and belly. It is hunted for its wool and flesh.