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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LYNX, n. [L. lynx.] A quadruped of the genus Felis, resembling the common cat, but his ears are longer and his tail shorter. His hair is streaked with yellow, white and black colors. His air is sprightly; he howls like the wolf, and walks and leaps like a cat. This animal is celebrated for the sharpness of his sight.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a text browser
2: short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur [syn: lynx, catamount]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural lynx or lynxes) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek; akin to Old English lox lynx and probably to Greek leukos white — more at light Date: 14th century any of several wildcats with relatively long legs, a short stubby tail, mottled coat, and often tufted ears that are thought to comprise a distinct genus (Lynx) of the cat family or to be part of a genus (Felis) that includes the domestic cat and cougar as a. a lynx (L. lynx) of northern Europe and Asia b. bobcat c. a North American lynx (L. canadensis) distinguished from the bobcat by its larger size, longer tufted ears, and wholly black tail tip — called also Canadian lynx

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a medium-sized cat, Felis lynx, with short tail, spotted fur, and tufted ear-tips. 2 its fur. Phrases and idioms: lynx-eyed keen-sighted. Derivatives: lynxlike adj. Etymology: ME f. L f. Gk lugx

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lynx Lynx, n. [L. lynx, lyncis, Gr. ?; 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. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(lynxes) A lynx is a wild animal similar to a large cat. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

Argus, Leo, Siberian tiger, bobcat, cat, cat-a-mountain, catamount, cheetah, cougar, eagle, ferret, hawk, jaguar, leopard, lion, mountain lion, ocelot, painter, panther, puma, simba, tiger, weasel, wildcat