caracal
A caracal.
Meaning
Noun
- A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal.
Related
Similar words
- African lynx, Asian lynx, Persian lynx, Indian lynx, desert lynx ; lynx
Origin
- From French caracal, from Ottoman Turkish قرهقولاق, a calque of Persian سیاهگوش. Compare modern Turkish karakulak.
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