Meaning & use
cria
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a baby llama, alpaca, or other member of the camelid family
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The farm welcomed its first cria of the season this spring.
The mother alpaca stayed close to her cria for the first few weeks.
A note on using this word
Cria is a specialized term used mainly by llama and alpaca breeders and comes from the Spanish word for 'offspring.'
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