The word cria refers to “a baby llama,” and derives from Spanish criar, meaning “to rear” or “to raise” a young animal. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Cria, the Llama Baby”
Grant,
I
Just
Learned
The
Meaning
Of
The
Word
Kriag.
C-R-I-A.
It
Seems
Like
It
Would
Be
A
Great
Word
For
Scrabble
Or
Something.
Is
This
From
Biology?
Refers
To
Groups
Of
Animals
Of
Some
Kind.
Wow,
You’re
On
The
Right
Track
There.
Like
Bunnies,
Foxes?
I’m
Not
Sure.
Well
A
Cría
C-R-I-A
Refers
To
A
Baby
Llama
Or
A
Baby
Alpaca.
It
Comes
From
The
Spanish
Word
Cría,
Which
Means
The
Exactly.
I
Thought
That
Would
Be
Such
A
Good
Word
For
A
Good
Word.
Yeah,
The
The
List
Of
Baby
Animal
Names
And
They’re
Often
Very
Cute.
If
You
Have
Baby
Alpacas
And
Baby
Llamas,
We
Definitely
Want
To
See
The
Pictures.
But
We
Also
Want
Your
Questions,
Stories,
Thoughts,
Whatever,
About
Language,
Call
Or
Text
Toll
Free
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Seven
Seven
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Seven
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