caracal
[ kar-uh-kal ]
/ ˈkær əˌkæl /
noun
a slender, catlike mammal, Lynx caracal, with a reddish-brown coat and long tufted ears, inhabiting northern Africa and India.
the fur of this animal.
Origin of caracal
1750–60; < French, apparently Buffon's adaption of Turkish
karakulak lynx (
kara black +
kulak ear)
Words nearby caracal
carabin,
carabineer,
carabiner,
carabinero,
carabiniere,
caracal,
caracalla,
caracara,
caracas,
carack,
caracol
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British Dictionary definitions for caracal
caracal
/ (ˈkærəˌkæl) /
noun
Also called: desert lynx
a lynxlike feline mammal, Lynx caracal, inhabiting deserts of N Africa and S Asia, having long legs, a smooth coat of reddish fur, and black-tufted ears
the fur of this animal
Word Origin for caracal
C18: from French, from Turkish
kara kūlāk, literally: black ear