caracal
ca·ra·cal
caracal · caracals
каракал
Karakal
A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South…A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal.
UK/ˈkæ.ɹəˌkæl/US/ˈkæɹ.əˌkæl/
» I saw a caracal.
Ich habe einen Karakal gesehen. — Yorwba
Я видел каракала. — marafon
Я видел степную рысь. — marafon
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1 sensesA type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal.
Karakal
карака́лkarakál
of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia
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Origin
From French caracal, from Ottoman Turkish قره قولاق (kara kulak, literally “black ear”), aFrom French caracal, from Ottoman Turkish قره قولاق (kara kulak, literally “black ear”), a calque of Classical Persian سیاهگوش (siyāh-gōš). Compare modern Turkish karakulak.
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plural: caracalsSynonyms
8 synonymsAfrican lynxPersian lynxdesert lynxlynxfloppaAsian lynxIndian lynx
Close in meaning
- of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia:desert lynxLynx caracal