ETYM Latin lynx, lyncis, Greek lygx; akin to AS. lox, German luchs, prob. named from its sharp sight, and akin to Eng. light. Related to Light, Ounce an animal.
(Homonym: links).
Short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur; SYN. catamount.
Cat Felis lynx found in rocky and forested regions of North America and Europe. About 1 m/3 ft in length, it has a short tail and tufted ears, and the long, silky fur is reddish brown or gray with dark spots. The North American bobcat or bay lynx Felix rufus looks similar but is smaller. Some zoologists place the lynx, the bobcat, and the caracal in a separate genus, Lynx.

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