Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Caracal \Car"a*cal\, n. [F. caracal, fr. Turk garahgootag; garah
   black + goofag ear.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A lynx ({Felis, or Lynx, caracal.)} It is a native of Africa
   and Asia. Its ears are black externally, and tipped with long
   black hairs.

Source : WordNet®

caracal
     n : of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia [syn: {desert
         lynx}, {Lynx caracal}]