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Russian
Etymology
Derived from Koryak кала́га (кола́ха) (kalága (koláxa), “beast”) + -а́н (-án).
Pronunciation
Noun
кала́н • (kalán) m anim (genitive кала́на, nominative plural кала́ны, genitive plural кала́нов)
- sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
- Synonyms: морско́й бобр (morskój bobr), камча́тский бобр (kamčátskij bobr), морска́я вы́дра (morskája výdra)
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