lynx

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. Any of several wildcats of the genus Lynx, especially L. canadensis of northern North America or L. lynx of Eurasia, having soft thick fur, a black-tipped short tail, and tufted ears.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A wild cat with a short tail, penciled ears, and 28 teeth, belonging to the family Felidæ and genus Lynx, such as the caracal, the loup-cervier, and others. There are a number of species, inhabiting Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. They are of moderate size among Felidæ, but considerably larger than any house-cat, with a short body, a very short tail, large and long limbs, usually bearded cheeks and tufted ears, and spotted, marbled, or clouded coloration. Some have been known from time immemorial, and famed for their supposed sharp-sightedness, which probably is no greater than that of other cats. The common European lynx is L. lynx; L. cervaria, L. pardina, L. isabellina, etc., are other Old World species or varieties. The Persian lynx is the caracal, L. caracal. (See cut under caracal.) The common wildcat of North America is the bay lynx, L. rufus, which runs into several varieties. The Canada lynx, L. canadensis, is a larger, much more robust and shaggy wildcat, resembling the lynx of northern Europe or Siberia; the general complexion is gray or hoary, with clouded or obsolete spottings.
2. n. [capitalized] A genus of Felidæ lacking the front upper premolar of the true cats; the lynxes. The dental formula is: 3 incisors, 1 canine, 2 premolars, and 1 molar in each upper and lower half-jaw—in all, 28 teeth, instead of 30 as in Felis.
3. n. [capitalized] A small northern constellation introduced by Hevelius in 1690, the name being chosen because the sharp-sightedness of a lynx is required to distinguish any of its stars. It is placed between the Great Bear and Auriga. north of the Twins. Its ten brightest stars are of the fifth magnitude.

Wiktionary

1. n. Any of several medium-sized wild cats, mostly of the genus Lynx.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. (Zoöl.) 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.
2. n. (Astron.) One of the northern constellations.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a text browser
2. n. short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur