LYNX

lynx. Lynx, n. a very sharpsighted spotted feline beast

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Lynx (lĭṉks), n. [[L. lynx, lyncis, Gr. λύγξ; 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. 1. (Zoöl.) 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.
☞ 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. 2. (Astron.) One of the northern constellations.