Meaning

2 senses
  1. The hide or fur of a Persian lamb, formerly used in clothing etc.

    the fur of a very young karakul lamb

  2. (dated)Any of various parrots in the genus Platycercus.

Origin

From broad + tail.

From broad + tail.

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Forms

plural: broadtails
Singularbroadtail
Pluralbroadtails

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur:caraculkarakul

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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