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Etymology of cria

Etymology tree Spanish criardeverb. Spanish críabor. English cria Borrowed from Spanish cría (“kid; pup; cria”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A young South American camelid (llama, vicuna, guanaco or alpaca).

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Etymology tree Spanish criardeverb. Spanish críabor. English cria Borrowed from Spanish cría (“kid; pup; cria”).

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