lynx

noun [C]

/lɪŋks/ (plural lynxes or lynx)

Definition

› a wild animal of the cat family that has brown hair, sometimes with dark spots on it, pointed ears, and a short tailFelines (cats)

(Definition of lynx noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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