Guanaco \Gua*na"co\ (gw[.a]*n[aum]"k[-o]), n.; pl. {Guanacos} (-k[=o]z). [Sp. guanaco, Peruv. huanacu. Cf. {Huanaco}.] (Zo["o]l.) A South American mammal ({Auchenia huanaco}), allied to the llama, but of larger size and more graceful form, inhabiting the southern Andes and Patagonia. It is supposed by some to be the llama in a wild state. [Written also {huanaco}.]
guanaco n : wild llama [syn: {Lama guanicoe}]