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Lynx lynx
(gcide) | Lynx \Lynx\ (l[i^][ng]ks), n. [L. lynx, lyncis, Gr. ly`gx; 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. (Zool.) 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.
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Note: Among the well-known species are the European lynx
(Felis borealis); the Canada lynx or loup-cervier
(Felis Canadensis syn. Lynx lynx); the bay lynx of
America (Felis rufa), and its western spotted variety
(var. maculata); and the pardine lynx (Felis pardina)
of Southern Europe.
2. (Astron.) One of the northern constellations.
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Lynx lynx
(gcide) | Bay \Bay\ (b[=a]), a. [F. bai, fr. L. badius brown,
chestnut-colored; -- used only of horses.]
Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the
color of horses.
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Bay cat (Zool.), a wild cat of Africa and the East Indies
(Felis aurata).
Bay lynx (Zool.), the common American lynx (Lynx lynx,
formerly Felis rufa or Lynx rufa).
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Lynx lynx
(gcide) | Felis \Fe"lis\ (f[=e]"l[i^]s), prop. n. [L., cat.] (Zool.)
A genus of mostly small carnivorous mammals, including the
domestic cat, puma, ocelot, and margay, which share the
inability to roar due to bone structure in the larynx. The
lion, tiger, and other large roaring cats were once included
in Felis but are now assigned to the genus Panthera. The
lynx (Felis lynx) is also called Lynx lynx.
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lynx lynx
(wn) | Lynx lynx
n 1: of northern Eurasia [syn: common lynx, Lynx lynx] |
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