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lynx

/lingks/US // lɪŋks //UK // (lɪŋks) //

猞猁,山猫,野猫,私生子

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural lynx·es, lynx for 1.

    • : any of several wildcats of the genus Lynx, having long limbs, a short tail, and usually tufted ears, especially L. lynx, of Canada and the northern U.S., having grayish-brown fur marked with white.
    • : genitive Lyn·cis [lin-sis]. /ˈlɪn sɪs/. Astronomy. a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Auriga.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • In a Lynx, however, Harry could take part in reconnaissance missions and transport passengers.

  • The Lynx can be refueled like a car and will be able to fly four times a day.

  • I went to see the Lynx being built at Mojave Air and Space Port, near Edwards Air Force Base in the California desert.

  • Some are also unhappy about the Italian sale of Lynx armored personnel carriers to Russia.

  • A Royal Navy Pilot sits inside a Lynx helicopter at RAF Odiham air base today ahead of a rehearsal for a Diamond Jubilee flypast.

  • To this animal we shall preserve the name of Ounce, because, in fact, it seems to have some affinity to the lynx.

  • The species of the lynx is very common throughout Europe, and also in the northern provinces of Asia.

  • The lynx inhabits cold and at most temperate climates, while the caracal is to be found only in the warmest countries.

  • The lynx is not so big as the wolf, has shorter legs, and generally about the size of a fox.

  • The lynx is certainly more common in cold than in temperate climates, and is at least very rare in hot ones.