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Auchenia

a genus of mammalia of the order ruminantia and the family camelidæ. It includes the llamas, which are the American representatives of the camels so well known in the Eastern world. They have no dorsal humps, and their toes are completely divided. There are about four species of auchenia: the A. guanaco, or guanaco; the A. glama, or llama; the A. paco, the paco or alpaca; and the A. vicunia, or vicuna.

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