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Definition: Felis rufa
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.
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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.
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Bay
\Bay\ (b[=a]), a. [F. bai, fr. L. badius brown,
chestnut-colored; -- used only of horses.]
Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the
color of horses.
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Bay cat (Zo["o]l.), a wild cat of Africa and the East
Indies (
Felis aurata).
Bay lynx (Zo["o]l.), the common American lynx (
Lynx lynx,
formerly
Felis rufa or
Lynx rufa).
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