karakul
['kærəkəl]
[] 波斯羔



karakul
[ noun ]
hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur
<noun.animal>




Karakul \Ka`ra*kul"\, prop. n. [Russ. karakul' curly fleece of
Bokhara and Khiva sheep.]
1. A type of Astrakhan, esp. in fine grades, obtained from
the Karakul sheep. See sense 2 and cf. {Caracul}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. A hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia, bearing a
soft curly fleece that is black in the young lambs, but
which grows brown or gray when adult; the lambs are valued
for their soft curly black fur. [WordNet sense 1]

Syn: broadtail, caracul.
[WordNet 1.5]

3. A large lake in the Pamirs of Central Asia, lying 13,200
feet above sea level.
[PJC]