Etymology: Turki, < kara black: so modern French karagan.
A species of fox, Vulpes karagan, inhabiting Tartary.
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1800 G. ShawGen. Zool. I. 323Karagan Fox..a small species, which, according to Dr. Pallas, is very common in almost all parts of the Kirghisian deserts.
1869 Catal. Carniv. Mammalia Brit. Mus. 205Vulpes karagan (Karagan). Larger than the Corsac.
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