Paco \Pa"co\, Pacos \Pa"cos\, n. [Sp. paco, fr. Peruv. paco. Cf.
Alpaca.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Alpaca.
2. [Peruv. paco, pacu, red, reddish, reddish ore containing
silver; perh. a different word.]
(Min.) An earthy-looking
ore, consisting of brown oxide of iron with minute
particles of native silver. --Ure.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |