Definitions for caracal
ˈkær əˌkælcara·cal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caracal, desert lynx, Lynx caracalnoun

   of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caracalnoun

   A type of mountain cat, of genus Caracal, native to Southern Africa, Turkestan and India. Scientific name: Caracal caracal or Felis caracal.

2. Etymology: From karakulak.

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1. Caracal

   The caracal (Caracal caracal) () is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and arid areas of Pakistan and northwestern India. It is characterised by a robust build, long legs, a short face, long tufted ears, and long canine teeth. Its coat is uniformly reddish tan or sandy, while the ventral parts are lighter with small reddish markings. It reaches 40–50 cm (16–20 in) at the shoulder and weighs 8–19 kg (18–42 lb). It was first scientifically described by German naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber in 1776. Three subspecies are recognised. Typically nocturnal, the caracal is highly secretive and difficult to observe. It is territorial, and lives mainly alone or in pairs. The caracal is a carnivore that typically preys upon birds, rodents, and other small mammals. It can leap higher than 3.0 m (10 ft) and catch birds in midair. It stalks its prey until it is within 5 m (16 ft) of it, after which it runs it down and kills its prey with a bite to the throat or to the back of the neck. Both sexes become sexually mature by the time they are one year old and breed throughout the year. Gestation lasts between two and three months, resulting in a litter of one to six kittens. Juveniles leave their mothers at the age of nine to ten months, though a few females stay back with their mothers. The average lifespan of captive caracals is nearly 16 years.

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1. caracal

   A caracal is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and India. It is characterized by a robust build, long legs, a short face, long tufted ears, and long canine teeth. The caracal is known for its skill in hunting birds, rodents, and small mammals. Its coat is uniformly reddish tan or sandy, which assists in camouflaging when hunting in dry grasslands and savannahs. It is often referred to as the desert lynx due to its physical similarities to the lynx, although it is not a member of the lynx genus.

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1. Caracalnoun

   a lynx (Felis, or Lynx, caracal.) It is a native of Africa and Asia. Its ears are black externally, and tipped with long black hairs

2. Etymology: [F. caracal, fr. Turk qarahqootaq; qarah black + qootaq ear.]

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1. Caracal

   The caracal, also known as the desert lynx, is a wild cat that is widely distributed across Africa, central Asia and southwest Asia into India. In 2002 the IUCN listed the caracal as Least Concern as it is widespread and relatively common. The felid is considered threatened in north Africa, and rare in the central Asian republics and India. The German naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber first described Felis caracal in 1776 from a specimen collected from Table Mountain, South Africa, which is considered the type locality of the species. The generic name Caracal was first used by the British naturalist John Edward Gray in 1843 on the basis of a type specimen collected near the Cape of Good Hope. The word caracal is derived from the Turkish words "kara kulak", which means "black ear". The caracal has been classified variously with Lynx and Felis in the past, but molecular evidence supports a monophyletic genus that is closely allied with the African golden cat and serval.

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1. Caracal

   kar′a-kal, n. the Persian lynx. [Fr., prob. Turk. qara, qulaq, black ear.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of caracal in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of caracal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=caracal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Caracal
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracal
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caracal
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=caracal
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=caracal