NOUN | person | lama | a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism |
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animal | Lama, genus Lama | llamas |
Sounds | laa'mah | |
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Rhymes | Alabama ... Yuma: 82 rhymes with mah... |
Meaning | A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism. | |
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Narrower | Dalai Lama, Grand Lama | Chief lama and once ruler of Tibet |
Panchen Lama | The lama next in rank to the Dalai Lama | |
Broader | priest, non-Christian priest | A person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion |
Spanish | lama | |
Catalan | lama |
Meaning | llamas. | |
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Synonym | genus Lama | |
Member of | Camelidae, family Camelidae | camels and llamas and vicunas |
Members | alpaca, Lama pacos | domesticated llama with long silky fleece |
domestic llama, Lama peruana | Used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool | |
guanaco, Lama guanicoe | wild llama | |
Broader | mammal genus | A genus of mammals |
Spanish | género Lama, genus lama, Lama, lama | |
Catalan | genus lama, lama |
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