calaber

noun

cal·​a·​ber

variants or calabar

ˈkaləbə(r)

plural -s

1

: a deep-brown Calabrian squirrel fur

2

: the gray fur of a Siberian squirrel

Word History

Etymology

Middle English calabre, from Middle French, from Calabria, region in Italy

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