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ALPACA [5 records]

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Record 1 2019-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
Vicugna pacos
Latin
Lama pacos
Latin
DEF

A domesticated South American hoofed mammal, having long, soft, or silky fleece, related to the lama and believed to be a variety of the guanaco.

OBS

alpaca: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Vicugna pacos
Latin
Lama pacos
Latin
DEF

Mammifère ruminant d'Amérique du Sud, qui représente une forme domestiquée du guanaco.

OBS

alpaga : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mamíferos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Vicugna pacos
Latin
Lama pacos
Latin
DEF

Rumiante parecido a la llama, domesticado en América del Sur por su largo pelaje.

OBS

[Su] lana, más fina, larga y brillante que la de la llama común, es muy apreciada en la industria textil.

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Record 2 2017-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Animal Husbandry
OBS

[The purpose of ALPACA] is to create an environment for small and/or large producers with equal opportunities in today's ever changing market.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Élevage des animaux

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nonferrous Metals and Alloys - Various
  • Jewellery
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
  • Coining
DEF

... an alloy consisting of mostly copper (roughly 60 percent), and approximately 20 percent nickel, about 20 percent zinc, and about 5 percent tin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métaux et alliages non ferreux divers
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
  • Monnayage

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metales y aleaciones no ferrosos - Varios
  • Artículos de joyería
  • Orfebrería
  • Acuñación de moneda
DEF

Aleación para cubiertos y orfebrería constituida por una mezcla de cobre, níquel y cinc en proporciones variables [...] que imita el color y aspecto de la plata.

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Record 4 2006-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wool Industry
DEF

Fine, long woolly hair of the alpaca, a South American goat-like animal.

OBS

[Alpaca] is superior to ordinary qualities of sheep's wool.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie lainière
DEF

Laine de cet animal [l'alpaca].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria lanera
DEF

Tejido elaborado con [la] lana [de la alpaca], más fina, larga y brillante que la de la llama común.

CONT

Con los mejores hilados de alpaca se elaboran telas muy ligeras, de aspecto sedoso, especiales para trajes de verano.

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Record 5 2000-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wool Industry
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

alpaca fiber: The fleece of an alpaca.

DEF

Alpaca: Fine, long woolly hair of the alpaca, a South American goat-like animal. It is superior to ordinary qualities of sheep's wool.

CONT

Garments made from alpaca fiber were reserved for royalty ... In the mid 1800's Sir Titus Salt, a woolen manufacturer from Bradford, England, discovered the wonderful qualities of alpaca fiber. Against his father's advice he accepted a consignment of "alpaca hair" and proceeded to spin and weave it into beautiful alpaca fabric and alpaca products.

CONT

The rarity of alpaca is its only limitation. The world produces less alpaca fiber than almost any other fiber type ... The Incan kings recognized the alpaca's unique qualities ... The alpaca provides fiber ... to create warm, colorful garments, soft to the touch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie lainière
  • Filature (Textiles)
DEF

Fibre d'origine animale. Poil provenant de l'alpaca (mot péruvien), ruminant voisin du lama et de la vigogne. Cette fibre très fine, douce et soyeuse sert pour la fabrication d'articles de luxe.

CONT

Le cas de la fibre d'alpaga : La collecte, la transformation et la commercialisation associative de la fibre d'alpaga est l'activité de la Central de Cooperativas Alpaqueras de Puno Ltda (CECOALP), fruit organisationnel du projet CECI-Alpaga.

Spanish

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