Lynx
Lynx (links) , noun
[Latin lynx, lyncis, Greek ly`gx; akin to Anglo-Saxon lox, German luchs, prob. named from its sharp sight, and akin to English light. See Light, n., and compare Ounce an animal.]
1.
(Zoology) 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.
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.
(Astronomy) One of the northern constellations.