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Lynx

Lynx Meaning & Definition
Lynx Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lynx?

[n] short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lynx: catamount

Related Terms | Find terms related to Lynx: Argus | bobcat | cat | catamount | cat-a-mountain | cheetah | cougar | eagle | ferret | hawk | jaguar | Leo | leopard | lion | mountain lion | ocelot | painter | panther | puma | Siberian tiger | simba | tiger | weasel | wildcat

See Also | bay lynx | bobcat | Canada lynx | caracal | common lynx | desert lynx | genus Lynx | Lynx canadensis | Lynx caracal | Lynx lynx | Lynx pardina | Lynx rufus | spotted lynx | wildcat

Lynx In Webster's Dictionary

\Lynx\, n. [L. lynx, lyncis, Gr. ?; akin to AS. lox, G. luchs, prob. named from its sharp sight, and akin to E. light. See {Light}, n., and cf. {Ounce} an animal.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of feline animals of the genus {Felis}, and subgenus {Lynx}. They have a short tail, and usually a pencil of hair on the tip of the ears. Note: Among the well-known species are the European lynx ({Felis borealis}); the Canada lynx or loup-cervier ({F. Canadensis}); the bay lynx of America ({F. rufa}), and its western spotted variety ({var. maculata}); and the pardine lynx ({F. pardina}) of Southern Europe. 2. (Astron.) One of the northern constellations.

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