Căr'a-căl, n.

n. [Fr. caracal, from Turk. qarah-qootaq, from qarah, black, and qootaq, ear.] (Zoöl.) A species of lynx (Felis caracal of Linnæus; Caracal melanotis, of others), a native of Africa, India, Persia, and Turkey, about two feet long. It preys on small quadrupeds and birds; its color is a uniform reddish brown; its ears black externally, and tipped with long black hairs. Baird.