Meaning of tarbagan | Babel Free

Definitions

Any of species Marmota sibirica of marmots that live on the steppes of Central Asia.

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“One can only guess which rodent was most readily to be found near Lake Issyk-Koul in 1338 but the experience of later epidemics points to the tarbagan or Manchurian marmot, a beguiling squirrel-like creature much hunted for its skin.”

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