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
2.
the fur of this animal
Word origin
C18: from French, from Turkish kara kūlāk, literally: black ear
caracal in American English
(ˈkærəˌkæl)
noun
1.
a reddish-brown wildcat (Caracal caracal) of SW Asia and E Africa, with black-tipped ears
2.
its fur
Word origin
Fr < Sp < Turk qarah-qulaq < qara, black + qulaq, ear