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Llama

Lama glama

The llama (/ˈlɑːmə/; Spanish: locally or ) (Lama glama) is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a meat and pack animal by Andean cultures since the Pre-Columbian era.

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Llama in History of Monsters

History of Monsters

Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1642 · p.922

Llama in De Indiae utriusque re naturali et medica

De Indiae utriusque re naturali et medica

Willem Piso · 1658 · p.399

Llama in Theater of Earthly Creatures

Theater of Earthly Creatures

Anonymous · 1672 · p.162

Llama in Historia naturalis Brasiliae

Historia naturalis Brasiliae

Willem Piso / Georg Marcgraf · 1648 · p.388

Llama in Treasury of Medical Matters of New Spain

Treasury of Medical Matters of New Spain

Francisco Hernández · 1651 · p.709

Llama in History of All Cloven-Hoofed Quadrupeds

History of All Cloven-Hoofed Quadrupeds

Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1621 · p.750

Llama in Thesaurus of Medical Things of New Spain, or History of Mexican Plants, Animals, and Minerals

Thesaurus of Medical Things of New Spain, or History of Mexican Plants, Animals, and Minerals

Francisco Hernández; Nardo Antonio Recchi (ed.) · 1651 · p.697

Llama in Thesaurus of Medical Things of New Spain, or History of Mexican Plants, Animals, and Minerals

Thesaurus of Medical Things of New Spain, or History of Mexican Plants, Animals, and Minerals

Francisco Hernández; Nardo Antonio Recchi (ed.) · 1651 · p.472

Llama in Treasury of Medical Matters of New Spain

Treasury of Medical Matters of New Spain

Francisco Hernández · 1651 · p.492

Llama in Thesaurus of Medical Things of New Spain, or History of Mexican Plants, Animals, and Minerals

Thesaurus of Medical Things of New Spain, or History of Mexican Plants, Animals, and Minerals

Francisco Hernández; Nardo Antonio Recchi (ed.) · 1651 · p.471

Llama in Thesaurus of Medical Things of New Spain, or History of Mexican Plants, Animals, and Minerals

Thesaurus of Medical Things of New Spain, or History of Mexican Plants, Animals, and Minerals

Francisco Hernández; Nardo Antonio Recchi (ed.) · 1651 · p.472

Llama in Thesaurus of Medical Things of New Spain, or History of Mexican Plants, Animals, and Minerals

Thesaurus of Medical Things of New Spain, or History of Mexican Plants, Animals, and Minerals

Francisco Hernández; Nardo Antonio Recchi (ed.) · 1651 · p.472

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