caracal

From French caracal, from Turkish karakulak (literally “black ear”)

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɹəkal/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹəkæl/

caracal (plural caracals)

1. A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal.

• African lynx, Asian lynx, Persian lynx, Indian lynx, desert lynx (varying with location); lynx (improper)

• caracal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Caracal on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Caracal on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Caracal caracal in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
• caracal at OneLook Dictionary Search
• caracal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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• Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧cal

caracal m (plural caracals, diminutive caracalletje n)

1. caracal

From Turkish karakulak.

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁa.kal/
• Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧cal

caracal m (plural caracals)

1. caracal

• lynx du désert
• lynx de Perse

From Turkish karakulak.

caracal m (invariable)

1. caracal

• lince persiana

• acclara
• calcara

From Turkish karakulak.

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾa.ˈkaw/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ.ˈkaɫ/
• Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧cal

caracal m (plural caracais)

1. caracal (Caracal caracal)

• lince-do-deserto