Caracal
See also: caracal
Translingual
Etymology
From French caracal, from Turkish karakulak, from kara (“black”) + kulak (“ear”).
Proper noun
Caracal f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – the caracals.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Carnivora - order; Feliformia - suborder; Felidae - family; Felinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Caracal caracal (caracal), also, in some recent studies Caracal aurata (syn. Profelis aurata, African golden cat)
References
Caracal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Caracal on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Caracal on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Caracal at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Caracal at Encyclopedia of Life
- Caracal at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Caracal in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (karakale), from قره (kara, “black”) + قلعه (kale, “fortress”).
Proper noun
Caracal m
- A city in Olt, Romania