Lynx

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
lynx
    n 1: a text browser
    2: short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for
       their fur [syn: {lynx}, {catamount}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [1913 Webster]
from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
LYNX

   A language for large distributed {networks}, using {remote
   procedure calls}, developed by the {University of Wisconsin}
   in 1984.

   ["The Lynx Distributed Programming Language: Motivation,
   Design and Experience", M.L. Scott, Computer Langs 16:209-233
   (1991)].

   (1994-10-12)
from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
Lynx

   1. A {WWW} {browser} from the {University of Kansas} for use
   on {cursor-addressable}, {character cell} {terminals} or
   {terminals emulators} under {Unix} or {VMS}.  Lynx is a
   product of the Distributed Computing Group within Academic
   Computing Services of The {University of Kansas}.  Lynx was
   originally developed by Lou Montulli, Michael Grobe and
   Charles Rezac.  Garrett Blythe created {DosLynx} and later
   joined the Lynx effort as well.  Foteos Macrides ported much
   of Lynx to VMS and is now maintaining it.

   Version: 2.4-FM (1995-10-25).

   (http://cc.ukans.edu/about_lynx/about_lynx.html).

   Mailing list: [email protected] (send "subscribe
   lynx-dev <your-name>" in the message body to
   [email protected]).

   (1994-12-07)

   2. {Lynx Real-Time Systems}.

   (1996-03-25)
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "lynx":
      Argus, Leo, Siberian tiger, bobcat, cat, cat-a-mountain, catamount,
      cheetah, cougar, eagle, ferret, hawk, jaguar, leopard, lion,
      mountain lion, ocelot, painter, panther, puma, simba, tiger,
      weasel, wildcat
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