caracal

n. 狞猫

发音

UK /ˈkæ.ɹəˌkæl/
其它
US /ˈkæɹ.əˌkæl/
US /ˈkeɚ.əˌkæl/
US /ˈkɛɚ.əˌkæl/

词形变化

caracals 复数 caracals

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal.

    狞猫

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

desert lynx

上位词 2

lynx catamount

词源

From French caracal, from Ottoman Turkish قره قولاق (kara kulak, literally “black ear”), a calque of Classical Persian سیاهگوش (siyāh-gōš). Compare modern Turkish karakulak.

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