Caracal

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

Caracal f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – caracals.

• (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

• (genus): Caracal caracal (caracal), also, in some recent studies Caracal aurata (syn. Profelis aurata, African golden cat) – species

• Caracal (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Caracal on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Caracal on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Caracal at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Caracal at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Caracal in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.

From Romanian Caracal.

Caracal

1. A city in Olt County, Romania.

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

• IPA^(key): /kaˈrakal/

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Caracal m

1. a city in Olt County, Romania