| pacos | 1. <zoology> Same as Alpaca. 2. [Peruv. Paco, pacu, red, reddish, reddish ore containing silver; perh. A different word. <chemical> An earthy-looking ore, consisting of brown oxide of iron with minute particles of native silver. Origin: Sp. Paco, fr. Peruv. Paco. Cf. Alpaca. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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