South American animal thought to have originated in North America about 40 million years ago (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LLAMA South American animal thought to have originated in North America about 40 million years ago (5) (5)
6% ONCE Years ago (4) Newsday Dec 7, 2025
5% SAMBA South American music (5) Newsday Feb 26, 2026
5% ASADO South American barbecue (5) New York Times Feb 23, 2026
5% LLANO South American plain (5) LA Times Mini Feb 22, 2026
5% NIAGARA Falls over in North America? (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 20, 2026
5% CONDOR Largest bird in North America (6) New York Times Feb 15, 2026
5% MUSKOX North American Arctic animal (4,2) (6) The Sun Mini Feb 14, 2026
5% PERU South American country (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 11, 2026
5% BISON North American buffalo (5) Puzzler Backwords Feb 10, 2026
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