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canada lynxes

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Canada lynx

–noun
See under lynx.

Origin:
1830–40, Americanism

lynx

[lingks]
–noun, plural lynx⋅es, (especially collectively) lynx for 1, genitive Lyn⋅cis [lin-sis] for 2.
1. any of several wildcats of the genus Lynx (or Felis), having long limbs, a short tail, and usually tufted ears, esp. L. lynx (Canada lynx), of Canada and the northern U.S., having grayish-brown fur marked with white.
2. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Auriga.

Origin:
1300–50; ME < L < Gk lýnx


lynxlike, adjective
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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").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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