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: any of a genus (Lama) of wild or domesticated, long-necked, South American ruminant (see ruminant entry 1) mammals related to the camels but smaller and without a hump
especially
: a domesticated llama (L. glama) descended from the guanaco and used especially in the Andes as a pack animal and a source of wool
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Your llama carries your bag and the handler gives you tips and helps track your ball.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
The 50-room property replaces screen time with llama trekking, whitewater rafting, wood burning, candle making and plein air painting.
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
Your llama carries your bag and the handler gives you tips and helps track your ball.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
The 50-room property replaces screen time with llama trekking, whitewater rafting, wood burning, candle making and plein air painting.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Hug a Therapy Llama Therapy llamas and alpacas are calming fliers' nerves at this US airport.
—Hannah Wallace, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Llama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/llama. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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llama
noun
lla·ma
ˈläm-ə 
: any of several wild and domesticated long-necked South American hoofed mammals that chew the cud and are related to the camels but smaller and without a hump
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