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Canada lynx
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noun, plural lynx·es, (especially collectively) lynx for 1.
1.
any of several wildcats of the genus Lynx (or Felis), having long limbs, a short tail, and usually tufted ears, especially L. lynx (Canada lynx), of Canada and the northern U.S., having grayish-brown fur marked with white.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Latin < Greek lýnx
1300–50; Middle English < Latin < Greek lýnx
Related forms
lynx·like, adjective
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Word Origin & History
lynx
1340, from L. lynx (cf. Sp., It. lince), from Gk. lyngz, probably from PIE *leuk- "light," in reference to its gleaming eyes or its ability to see in the dark (cf. Lith. luzzis, O.H.G. luhs, Ger. luchs, O.E. lox, Du. los, Swed. lo "lynx").
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