Guaguanche

/ɡwɑːˈɡwɑːntʃi/ noun

Definition

An extinct species of goat-like ungulate that lived in the Canary Islands before the human conquest; known only from fossil remains and prehistoric sources.

Etymology

From Spanish, possibly derived from a Guanche (indigenous Canary Islander) language term; Guanche peoples inhabited the islands before Spanish colonization.

Kelly Says

Guaguanche fossils are one of the few pieces of evidence we have about what lived in the Canary Islands before humans arrived—they're like windows into a lost world that vanished when people discovered these islands.

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