caracal Hear it!

caracal definition

cara·cal (kar′ə kal′)

noun

  1. a reddish-brown wildcat (Caracal caracal) of SW Asia and E Africa, with black-tipped ears
  2. its fur

Etymology: Fr < Sp < Turk qarah-qulaq < qara, black + qulaq, ear

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.