[PW] Como se llaman las llamas?

[Douglas Anderson]

This is for me, so there is no rush.

In English, for many species, there are particular terms for the male,
female, and offspring -- such as "billy", "nanny", and "kid" for
goats, or "buck," "doe", and "bunny" for rabbits, etc.  There are also
specialized terms for groups of animals that vary by the type of
animal, such as "school", "pack", "pod", and the like.  I recall
reading somewhere (that authoritative source) that other languages
often have similar terms, especially for animals prevalent in
agriculture or venery.

My question is this:  Are there equivalent terms in Spanish for
llamas?  Our Spanish-language encyclopedia (Hispánica) only uses the
terms "macho" ("male") for the male and "hembra" ("female") for the
female, and calls a herd a "rebaño" ("flock").  I've seen sites that
refer to the young as "crías".  But do there exist terms more specific
to llamas than these?

The English-language sources I've found refer only to "males" and
"females", with either "babies", "young" or "crías" for the offspring,
and "herd" for the herd.  I've not found any mention of specialized
terms.

Can anyone identify such terms for me in Spanish?  (English-language
terms or pre-Columbian terms would also be welcome, but I'm primarily
interested in the Spanish-language terms, if they exist.)

Thanks --
-- 
Douglas E. Anderson, Reference Coordinator
Ashtabula County District Library
335 W. 44th St.
Ashtabula, OH 44004 USA
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