n., pl., lynx, or lynx·es.
- 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.
- Lynx A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, near Auriga and Gemini.
[Middle English, from Latin, from Greek lunx.]
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