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KARAKUL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does karakul mean? 

KARAKUL (noun)
  The noun KARAKUL has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: KARAKUL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KARAKUL (noun)


Sense 1

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 ("karakul" is a kind of...):

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


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