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LYNX
lynx, catamount
(noun) short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur
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Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Lynx
(constellation) A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.
Etymology
Noun
lynx (plural lynxes or lynx)
Any of several medium-sized wild cats, mostly of the genus Lynx.
Source: Wiktionary
Lynx, n. Etym: [L. lynx, lyncis, Gr. lox, G. luchs, prob. named from its sharp sight, and akin to E. light. See Light, n., and cf. Ounce an animal.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: One of the northern constellations.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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