Lynx lynx

Lynx lynx
    n 1: of northern Eurasia [syn: {common lynx}, {Lynx lynx}]
    

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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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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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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