Part 70

Car"a*bine (?), n. (Mil.) A carbine.

Car`a*bi*neer" (?), n. A carbineer.

Car"a*boid (?), a. [Carabus + -oid.] (Zo÷l.) Like, or pertaining to the genus Carabus.

||Car"a*bus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a horned beetle.] (Zo÷l.) A genus of ground beetles, including numerous species. They devour many injurious insects.

Car"ac (?), n. See Carack.

Car"a*cal (?), n. [F. caracal, fr. Turk garahgootag; garah black + goofag ear.] (Zo÷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.

Ca`ra*ca"ra (kń`r&adot;kń"r&adot;), n. (Zo÷l.) A south American bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are also called carrion buzzards.

&fist; The black caracara is Ibycter ater; the chimango is Milvago chimango; the Brazilian is Polyborus Braziliensis.

Car"ack (?), n. [F. caraque (cf. Sp. & Pg. carraca, It. caracca.), LL. carraca, fr. L. carrus wagon; or perh. fr. Ar. qorqūr (pl. qarāqir) a carack.] (Naut.) A kind of large ship formerly used by the Spaniards and Portuguese in the East India trade; a galleon. [Spelt also carrack.]

The bigger whale like some huge carrack lay. Waller.

Car"a*cole (?), n. [F. caracole, caracol, fr. Sp. caracol snail, winding staircase, a wheeling about.]

1. (Man.) A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or the left.

2. (Arch.) A staircase in a spiral form.

||En caracole (&?;) [F.], spiral; -- said of a staircase.

Car"a*cole (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Caracoled (?).] [Cf. F. caracoler.] (Man.) To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel.

Prince John caracoled within the lists. Sir W. Scott.

Car"a*col`y (?), n. An alloy of gold, silver, and copper, of which an inferior quality of jewelry is made.

{ Car"a*core (?), Car"a*co`ra (?) }, n. [Malay kurakura.] A light vessel or proa used by the people of Borneo, etc., and by the Dutch in the East Indies.

||Ca*rafe" (?), n. [F.] A glass water bottle for the table or toilet; -- called also croft.

{ Car"a*geen` or Car"a*gheen` } (?), n. See Carrageen.

Ca`ram*bo"la (?), n. (Bot.) An East Indian tree (Averrhoa Carambola), and its acid, juicy fruit; called also Coromandel gooseberry.

Car"a*mel (?), n. [F. caramel (cf. Sp. caramelo), LL. canna mellis, cannamella, canamella, calamellus mellitus, sugar cane, from or confused with L. canna reed + mel, mellis, honey. See Cane.] 1. (Chem.) Burnt sugar; a brown or black porous substance obtained by heating sugar. It is soluble in water, and is used for coloring spirits, gravies, etc.

2. A kind of confectionery, usually a small cube or square of tenacious paste, or candy, of varying composition and flavor.

Ca*ran"goid (?), a. [Caranx + -oid.] (Zo÷l.) Belonging to the CarangidŠ, a family of fishes allied to the mackerels, and including the caranx, American bluefish, and the pilot fish.

||Ca"ranx (kā"ră&nsm;ks), n. (Zo÷l.) A genus of fishes, common on the Atlantic coast, including the yellow or golden mackerel.

Car"a*pace (kăr"&adot;*pās), n. [F.] (Zo÷l.) The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals.

||Ca`ra*pa"to (kń`r&adot;*pń"t&osl;), n. [Pg. carrapato.] (Zo÷l.) A south American tick of the genus Amblyomma. There are several species, very troublesome to man and beast.

Car"a*pax (?), n. (Zo÷l.) See Carapace.