- of or relating to the continent of South America or its inhabitants
- a native or inhabitant of South America
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South American adj
South′ Amer′ica,
- Place Namesa continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. 271,000,000;
ab. 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
'South American' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
angelfish
- angostura bark
- beguine
- brazil nut
- cavy
- cinchona
- coypu
- curare
- gaucho
- gloxinia
- guanaco
- heliotrope
- hippeastrum
- hoatzin
- Inca
- ipecacuanha
- llama
- Maracaibo
- marmoset
- monkey puzzle
- Muscovy duck
- ovenbird
- pampas grass
- pareira
- pepper tree
- quebracho
- rhatany
- Sucre
- thornbill
- tolu
- topaz
- Tupi
- aceramic
- alpaca
- anaconda
- anchor plant
- angelique
- Antarctic Plate
- Araucana
- ayahuasca
- bloodfin
- bolivar
- brocket
- butterfly orchid
- capuchin
- capybara
- carapa
- Caribbean Plate
- charango
- Chibcha