African lynx

noun

A caracal (Caracal caracal), a medium-sized wild cat with lynx-like black ear-tufts and found in Africa as well as southwest and central Asia and western India.

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Meanings

nounAfrican lynx (plural African lynxes)

plural African lynxes

  1. A caracal (Caracal caracal), a medium-sized wild cat with lynx-like black ear-tufts and found in Africa as well as southwest and central Asia and western India.

    Synonyms: caracal, desert lynx, Persian lynx

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA caracal (Caracal caracal), a medium-sized wild cat with lynx-like black ear-tufts and found in Africa as well as southwest and central Asia and western India.

Similar
caracaldesert lynxPersian lynx
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caracal
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African lynx. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African%20lynx

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