Lama glama is a South American camelid that is commonly known as the domesticated llama. The word llama itself has a few synonyms such as alpaca, guanaco, vicuna, and camel. Alpaca and guanaco are both types of camelids that are closely related to the llama, while vicuna is another species of camelid that can be found in the Andes Mountains. Camel is another synonym for the llama because they both belong to the same family, Camelidae. However, it is important to note that the term lama glama specifically refers to the domesticated llama and not the wild vicuna or guanaco.