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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 fur
Familiarity information: KARAKUL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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:
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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