short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur
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Lynx \Lynx\ (l[i^][ng]ks), n. [L. lynx, lyncis, Gr. ly`gx; 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.
Note: Among the well-known species are the European lynx ({Felis borealis}); the Canada lynx or loup-cervier ({Felis Canadensis} syn. {Lynx lynx}); the bay lynx of America ({Felis rufa}), and its western spotted variety (var. maculata); and the pardine lynx ({Felis pardina}) of Southern Europe.
2. (Astron.) One of the northern constellations.
"They exercise their freedom to roam," he says. "Some exercise it too much." The lynx are roaming to "pick the areas where they're interested in living and setting up shop," says Kent Gustafson, a research assistant for the project.
Cassiano dal Pozzo looked at the world 'with the true eyes of a lynx'.
Protecting these areas - home to bison, lynx and the occasional bear - is crucial. a major priority.
"We accepted the reintroduction of the lynx on condition that if it becomes prolific it will be opened for hunting," said Gilbert de Turckheim, president of the Hunting Federation of the Lower Rhine.