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lynx [lɪŋks] n pl lynxes, lynx 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a feline mammal, Felis lynx (or canadensis), of Europe and North America, with grey-brown mottled fur, tufted ears, and a short tail Related adj lyncean 2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the fur of this animal (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) bay lynx another name for bobcat (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) desert lynx another name for caracal 5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) Also called Polish lynx a large fancy pigeon from Poland, with spangled or laced markings [via Latin from Greek lunx; related to Old English lox, German Luchs] lynxlike adj Lynx [lɪŋks] n Latin genitive Lyncis [ˈlɪnsɪs]
(Astronomy) a faint constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Ursa Major and Cancer ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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He lay down in the snow, depositing the ptarmigan beside him, and with eyes peering through the needles of a low-growing spruce he watched the play of life before him--the waiting lynx and the waiting porcupine, each intent on life; and, such was the curiousness of the game, the way of life for one lay in the eating of the other, and the way of life for the other lay in being not eaten. In all this there was a hint of night--the lynx, the man with the torch, the owl. But first he went to the forest and caught a lynx, and cutting off the creature's sharp claws, he fastened them on to his own hands and feet. |
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