lynx

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lynx /lɪŋks/ noun (plural lynx or lynxes) [countable]  HBAa large wild cat that has no tail and lives in forests 猞猁 SYN American English bobcat →4  See picture of 见图 BIG CAT →5 see picture at 见图 big cat

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lynx• They may be eagle-eyed or watch like a lynx.• Those of some larger mammals, for example hares and lynx, fluctuate in longer cycles of 10-13 years.• Grouse are dragged in as the hungry lynx turn to them when their main item of diet disappears.• Research suggests there are fewer than 650 Iberian lynx left in the wild.• The lynx is a mean, selfish creature.• The lynx pay the price and many die of starvation.Origin lynx (1300-1400) Latin Greek

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lynx
lynx /lɪŋks/ noun (plural lynx or lynxes) [countable]a large wild cat that has no tail and lives in forests
   SYN  bobcat American English

lynxBrE /lɪŋks/ 🔊NAmE /lɪŋks/ 🔊 noun (

plural

lynx or

lynxes) a wild animal of the cat family, with spots on its fur and a very short tail 猞猁