caracal

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caracal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Caracal \Car"a*cal\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*k[a^]l), n. [F. caracal, fr.
     Turk qarahqootaq; qarah black + qootaq ear.] (Zool.)
     A lynx (Felis caracal syn. Lynx caracal). It is a native
     of Africa and Asia. Its ears are black externally, and tipped
     with long black hairs.
     [1913 Webster]

caracal - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  caracal
      n 1: of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia [syn:
           caracal, desert lynx, Lynx caracal]