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lynx

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"Tuft-eared wildcat"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /lɪŋks/Part of speech nounSorted lnxyStarts with LEnds with X1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Short-tailed wildcat with tufted ears.

Word origin

From Middle English lynx, linx, lenx, lynce, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx), from Proto-Hellenic *lúnks, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright”), because of the cat's glowing eyes and ability to see in the dark. Doublet of onza and ounce.

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