Definition of Genus Lynx

1. Noun. Lynxes.

Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Felidae, Felidae
Member holonyms: Catamount, Lynx

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Lynx

genus Luvarus
genus Lycaena
genus Lycaeon
genus Lychnis
genus Lycium
genus Lycoperdon
genus Lycopersicon
genus Lycopersicum
genus Lycopodium
genus Lycopus
genus Lycosa
genus Lyginopteris
genus Lygodium
genus Lygus
genus Lymantria
genus Lynx (current term)
genus Lyonia
genus Lyrurus
genus Lysichiton
genus Lysichitum
genus Lysiloma
genus Lysimachia
genus Lythrum
genus Macaca
genus Macadamia
genus Machaeranthera
genus Macleaya
genus Maclura
genus Macowanites
genus Macrocephalon

Literary usage of Genus Lynx

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sporting Adventures in the Far West by John Mortimer Murphy (1879)
"... between lynxes and true cats—How to distinguish- them—Lynx hunts—1 kill lour iu one month—Characteristics of the genus—Lynx-hunting as a sport. ..."

2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1895)
"The status of the four tenable generic names of Kerr may be shown as follows : genus Lynx Kerr. Lynx KERR, Am. King. I, 1792, Syst. Cat. Nos. ..."

3. American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection by William J. Zielinski, Thomas E. Kucera (1998)
"It is unclear whether lynx throughout the world should be classified within a separate genus Lynx, or whether they should be placed within the more ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"These are recognized as forming another genus Lynx, and we have of these several species, as Lynx canadensis, ..."

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