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Lynx

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noun. Any of several wildcats of the genus Lynx, especially L. canadensis of northern North America or L. lynx of Eurasia, having soft thick fur, a black-tipped short tail, and tufted ears.

noun. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, near Auriga and Gemini.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

noun. A wild cat with a short tail, penciled ears, and 28 teeth, belonging to the family Felidæ and genus Lynx, such as the caracal, the loup-cervier, and others.

noun. [capitalized] A genus of Felidæ lacking the front upper premolar of the true cats; the lynxes.

noun. [capitalized] A small northern constellation introduced by Hevelius in 1690, the name being chosen because the sharp-sightedness of a lynx is required to distinguish any of its stars.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

noun. 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.

noun. One of the northern constellations.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

noun. Any of several medium-sized wild cats, mostly of the genus Lynx.

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noun. short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur

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"The European lynx (_felis lynx_), and the wild cat, both skulk through the Pyrenean forests; the former now only rarely seen."

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