gwah nah'ko, one of the two wild species of the camel family, of which the llama and alpaca are the domesticated varieties. It abounds in Chile and Patagonia, attains a height of nearly four feet at the shoulders and is extremely swift and sure-footed. It is covered with long, reddish, woolly hair, and its skin is much used for clothing and tents. When domesticated its flesh, wool and milk are prized by the natives. See ALPACA; LLAMA; CAMEL.