BROADTAIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does broadtail mean? 

• BROADTAIL (noun)
  The noun BROADTAIL has 2 senses:

1. the fur of a very young karakul lamb

2. hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur

  Familiarity information: BROADTAIL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BROADTAIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The fur of a very young karakul lamb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("broadtail" is a kind of...):

lambskin (the skin of a lamb with the wool still on)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

broadtail; caracul; karakul

Hypernyms ("broadtail" is a kind of...):

domestic sheep; Ovis aries (any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin)