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cama

/ˈkɑːmə/

Meanings
noun
A hybrid animal produced by breeding a camel and a llama.

Examples :

"Because the cama is a hybrid animal, it's difficult to breed them and they are rare in zoos. "
animal biology

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hybrid noun

/ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/

Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.

"The new puppy is a hybrid; its mother is a golden retriever and its father is a labrador. "

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llama noun

/ˈlɑː.mə/ /ˈjɑmə/

A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.

"The farmer used his llama to carry heavy bags of potatoes down the mountain. "

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rare noun

[ɹɜɹ] /ɹɛə(ɹ)/ /ɹɛəɹ/

A scarce or uncommon item.

"My grandmother's antique teacups are a rare find. "

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because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

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produced verb

/pɹəˈdjuːst/ /pɹəˈdust/

To yield, make or manufacture; to generate.

"The factory produced 1000 cars last week. "

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they pronoun

/ðeɪ/

(the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, plants or objects previously mentioned.

"Dogs may bark if they want to be fed."

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camel noun

/ˈkæməl/

A beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.

"The family took a trip to the desert and saw several camels carrying supplies. "

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them pronoun

/ðʌm/

(plural) Those ones.

"The children asked their teacher for help with those math problems; she explained them. "

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breed noun

/bɹiːd/

All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies.

"a breed of animal"

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difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

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breeding noun

/ˈbɹiːdɪŋ/

Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.

"The breeding program at the local animal shelter aims to increase the number of adoptable dogs. "

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animal noun

/ˈænɪməl/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."