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Lama (genus)
Lama, the modern genus name for a small group of closely allied camelids, which, before the Spanish conquest of the Americas, were the only domesticated ungulates of the continent. They were kept not only for their value as beasts of burden, but also for their flesh, hides, and wool.
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