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caracal

[ kar-uh-kal ]

noun

  1. a slender, catlike mammal, Lynx caracal, with a reddish-brown coat and long tufted ears, inhabiting northern Africa and India.
  2. the fur of this animal.


caracal

/ ˈ°ìæ°ùəˌ°ìæ±ô /

noun

  1. Also calleddesert 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
  2. the fur of this animal
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of caracal1

1750–60; < French, apparently Buffon's adaption of Turkish karakulak lynx ( kara black + kulak ear)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of caracal1

C18: from French, from Turkish kara kÅ«lÄk, literally: black ear
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