What does "caracal" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "caracal"?

Common synonyms include: desert lynx, african lynx, african lynx, asian lynx, floppa, indian lynx.

How do you pronounce "caracal"?

Pronounced //ˈkæ.ɹəˌkæl//.

Caracal

//ˈkæ.ɹəˌkæl// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal.
2
of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia wordnet

Proper Noun

1
A city in Olt County, Romania.

Synonyms

All synonyms

desert lynx african lynx african lynx asian lynx floppa indian lynx

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French caracal, from Ottoman Turkish قره قولاق (kara kulak, literally “black ear”), a calque of Classical Persian سیاهگوش (siyāh-gōš). Compare modern Turkish karakulak.

Etymology 2

From Romanian Caracal.

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