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

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