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Definition of Caracals
1. caracal [n] - See also: caracal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caracals
Literary usage of Caracals
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"Renowned for their ability to leap high on long legs to capture flying birds such
as pigeons and guinea fowl, caracals can survive for long periods without ..."
2. Transactions by Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society, Norwick Eng, Thomas Southwell, Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society (1884)
"... sixteen Tigers, a Leopard, a Bear, two Cheetas, three caracals, two Rhinoceroses ;
and a Giraffe, which carried a saddle and was daily ridden. ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1830)
"Lions, and pards, and caracals, I've heard of; Tigers and serpents; but I never
yet Heard of a man, who— ' Rom. Out ! The furies ! What— What cares Romano, ..."
4. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1886)
"... the smaller varieties of buck, as well as an occasional encounter with some
of the larger members of the cat family, such as leopards, caracals, etc., ..."
5. Organic Evolution by Richard Swann Lull (1917)
"In the New World the most noteworthy are the puma (F. concolor), the jaguar (F.
onca), and the lynxes and caracals. Fossil Cats. ..."
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