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Webster 1913 Edition

Lynx

Lynx

(lĭṉks)
,
Noun.
[L.
lynx
,
lyncis
, Gr.
λύγξ
; akin to AS.
lox
, G.
luchs
, prob. named from its sharp sight, and akin to E.
light
. See
Light
,
Noun.
, and cf.
Ounce
an animal.]
1.
(Zool.)
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.
2.
(Astron.)
One of the northern constellations.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lynx

LYNX

,
Noun.
[L. lynx.] A quadruped of the genus Felis, resembling the common cat, but his ears are longer and his tail shorter. His hair is streaked with yellow, white and black colors. His air is sprightly; he howls like the wolf, and walks and leaps like a cat. This animal is celebrated for the sharpness of his sight.

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