Caracal

See also: caracal

Translingual

Etymology

From French caracal, from Turkish karakulak, from kara (“black”) + kulak (“ear”).

Proper noun

Caracal f

1. 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^[1] at Bucknell.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (karakale), from قره‎ (kara, “black”) +‎ قلعه‎ (kale, “fortress”).

Proper noun

Caracal m

1. A city in Olt, Romania