The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Caracal \Car"a*cal\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*k[a^]l), n. [F. caracal, fr.
   Turk qarahqootaq; qarah black + qootaq ear.] (Zool.)
   A lynx (Felis caracal syn. Lynx caracal). It is a native
   of Africa and Asia. Its ears are black externally, and tipped
   with long black hairs.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

caracal
    n 1: of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia [syn:
         caracal, desert lynx, Lynx caracal]