caracal
a slender, catlike mammal, Lynx caracal, with a reddish-brown coat and long tufted ears, inhabiting northern Africa and India.
the fur of this animal.
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The lynx inhabits cold and at most temperate climates, while the caracal is to be found only in the warmest countries.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonFrom the remains left by this noble animal, the caracal not unoften enjoys a comfortable repast.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonThis odd-looking creature appears somewhat like a stoutly built caracal.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore WoodThe name caracal signifies black-eared, and has been given to the animal because its ears are jet-black in color.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore WoodIn South Africa, where the caracal abounds, its hide is made by the Zulus into skin-cloaks, known as karosses.
British Dictionary definitions for caracal
/ (ˈkærəˌkæl) /
Also called: desert 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
the fur of this animal
Origin of caracal
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