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سِنْجَابٌ

Root: سنجاب

Full Definition

سِنْجَابٌ [a Pers. word, arabicized; in the pre sent day applied to The squirrel; and particularly the gray squirrel: and the minever:] a certain animal, of the length of the jerboa, larger than the فَأْر [or rat], the fur of which is of the utmost softness: furred garments are made with its skin; and the best skins of this animal are the smooth and gray.
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