About The Word Lynx
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Lynx
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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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