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caracal vs. lynx

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.

lynx

[ lingks ]
noun,
  1. any of several wildcats of the genus Lynx (or Felis), having long limbs, a short tail, and usually tufted ears, especially L. lynx(Canada lynx ), of Canada and the northern United States, having grayish-brown fur marked with white.
  2. a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Auriga.