lynx
/lɪŋks/noun
1- a wild cat with yellowish-brown fur (sometimes spotted), a short tail, and tufted ears, found chiefly in the northern latitudes of North America and Eurasia猞猁; 山猫。
1.1
- Genus Lynx, family Felidae: the Eurasian lynx (L. lynx) and the Canadian lynx (L. canadensis or L. lynx).山猫属, 猫科, 欧亚猞猁（拉丁名L. lynx）和加拿大猞猁（拉丁名L. canadensis或L. lynx）。
1.2
- mass noun the fur of the lynx猞猁裘; 山猫皮。
1.3
- ( African lynx) 见CARACAL.
词源
Middle English: via Latin from Greek lunx.