bay lynx n 1: small lynx of North America [syn: {bobcat}, {bay lynx}, {Lynx rufus}]
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. [1913 Webster] {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}). [1913 Webster]