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Definition of Lynx

1. Noun. A text browser.

2. Noun. Short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur.

Definition of Lynx

1. n. 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.

Definition of Lynx

1. Proper noun. (constellation) A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer. ¹

2. Noun. Any of several medium-sized wild cats, mostly of the genus ''Lynx''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lynx

1. a short-tailed wildcat [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Lynx

1. 1. 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. Among the well-known species are the European lynx (Felis borealis); the Canada lynx or loup-cervier (F. Canadensis); the bay lynx of America (F. Rufa), and its western spotted variety (var. Maculata); and the pardine lynx (F. Pardina) of Southern Europe. 2. One of the northern constellations. Origin: L. Lynx, lyncis, Gr.; akin to AS. Lox, G. Luchs, prob. Named from its sharp sight, and akin to E. Light. See Light, and cf. Ounce an animal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lynx

lynched lyncher lynchers lynches lynchet lynchets lynching lynchings lynchpin lynchpins

lyncomicin lyne lynes lynestrenol lyngbya toxins lynx (current term) lynx-eyed lynx spider lynx spiders lynxes

lynxlike lyo- lyocell lyoenzyme lyolysis lyonia lyonias lyoniresinol lyonium lyoniums

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