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Glossary of Terms |
bred female - A pregnant alpaca.
cria - A baby alpaca, usually younger than 5 months.
dam - An alpaca's mother.
fiber - The fleece of an alpaca.
huacaya - A type of alpaca with fine fiber and a wooly appearance.
fiber quality male - A male alpaca whose genetic characteristics are not worthy of breeding.
sire/herdsire - An alpaca's father, or a male alpaca with the genetic characteristics desirable for breeding.
suri - A type of alpaca with tightly-wound fiber that looks like dreadlocks.
weanling - A weaned alpaca, younger than 1 year.
yearling - An alpaca between 1 and 2 years old.
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