Lynx

Word LYNX
Character 4
Hyphenation lynx
Pronunciations /lɪŋks/

Definitions and meanings of "Lynx"

What do we mean by lynx?

Any of several wildcats of the genus Lynx, especially L. canadensis of northern North America or L. lynx of Eurasia, having soft thick fur, a black-tipped short tail, and tufted ears. noun

A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, near Auriga and Gemini. noun

A wild cat with a short tail, penciled ears, and 28 teeth, belonging to the family Felidæ and genus Lynx, such as the caracal, the loup-cervier, and others. noun

capitalized A genus of Felidæ lacking the front upper premolar of the true cats; the lynxes. noun

capitalized A small northern constellation introduced by Hevelius in 1690, the name being chosen because the sharp-sightedness of a lynx is required to distinguish any of its stars. noun

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. noun

One of the northern constellations. noun

Any of several medium-sized wild cats, mostly of the genus Lynx. noun

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Short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur noun

Any of several medium-sized wild cats, mostly of the genus Lynx.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Lynx

The word "lynx" in example sentences

The European lynx (_felis lynx_), and the wild cat, both skulk through the Pyrenean forests; the former now only rarely seen. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

It was that species known as the "bay lynx" (_lynx rufus_), commonly called in America the "wild cat," and sometimes the ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

The bay lynx also -- or wild cat, as it is called (_lynx rufus_) -- and now and then, but more rarely, the cougar (_felis concolor_), give the hounds a run before taking to the tree. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

It has higher than 355 fps and a nice let off rate i think it lets off to about 80 percent where as my martin lynx (20 year old bow, but still a nice bow) lets off about 50 percent but if I were you ide take the lights out ❋ Unknown (2009)

The lynx is particularly interesting as the case was pretty much kept quiet until 2001. ❋ Darren Naish (2006)

Those blessed battlements (which had been of so much help to him ever since he had dashed from the wall across the grounds) were, now that he came to think of it, one of the recognized symbols in art of Sphigx, the lion-goddess of war; and Lion had been the name of Mucor's horned cat-of the animal she called her lynx, which had not harmed him. ❋ Wolfe, Gene (1993)

Even in the wild state the lynx is short-lived, and is said rarely to reach the age of fifteen years. ❋ Various (N/A)

I think that most of us would rather be called lynx-eyed than gluttonous, and certainly a lynx is a much handsomer beast than a glutton. ❋ Nico [Illustrator] Jungman (1893)

The Mediterranean monk-seal, the Barbary macaque and the Iberian lynx, which is Critically Endangered, are among the region's imperiled species. ❋ Allen Hershkowitz (2011)

So that such an idea, though it hath the peculiar name leopard, is not distinguishable from those designed by the names lynx or panther, and may as well come under the name lynx as leopard. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The Siberian lynx, which is virtually extinct in the wild, it's like four times bigger than this. ❋ Unknown (2007)

You also have the Siberia lynx, which is very, very -- almost extinct to the wild. ❋ Unknown (2007)

For the wickedness of which treasonable attempt he was by Ceres transformed into that wild beast which by some is called a lynx and by others an ounce. ❋ Unknown (2002)

As the muskrat came near the surface, a great paw armed with long, keen claws was thrust into the water, but the lynx was a moment too late. ❋ Zoe Meyer (N/A)

The lynx is a cowardly beast, and seldom attacks anything larger than hares, squirrels, and birds. ❋ Various (N/A)

If the lynx is a big one, and very hungry, as he generally is in winter, you may get some unpleasant impressions of him in another way when you venture far from your fire. ❋ William Joseph Long (1909)

The lynx is a wonderful swimmer and is dangerous to tackle in the water, for he can turn with remarkable agility, and board a canoe in a moment. ❋ Arthur Henry Howard Heming (1905)

Was it possible that the bad-dog man who shot golden bullets and who screamed like a lynx was the man who had lived there many, many years ago, and whom the boys called John Ball? ❋ James Oliver Curwood (1903)

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