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lynx

[lingks] / lɪŋks /
NOUN
large cat
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Bodie, Hampshire's only wolverine, arrived last year, while lynx sisters Tora and Inga were welcomed to the site earlier in 2026.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

The motion was put forward by non-aligned Rothbury councillor Steven Bridgett, who said the authority should oppose any proposals to reintroduce lynx in order to protect farming.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

The Eurasian lynx was hunted to extinction in the UK about 1,000 years ago, and campaigners argue the species should be reintroduced to north Northumberland to help control roe deer populations and improve the ecosystem.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

As the smooth highway north of Seville stretched into the vastness of pastoral Extremadura, the chances of finding a lynx, which remains rarer than the snow leopard or the Bengal tiger, felt impossibly small.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

Graceful and gleaming, the lynx landed lightly in the middle of the astonished dancers.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

BFA-related compounds in urine and renal lipid droplets were detected in several felid species, including lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, lynxes, and the Iriomote cat.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Malthusian models and predator-prey equations, for example, have been used to examine the spread of Australian rabbits and the shifting populations of Canadian lynxes and snowshoe hares.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

"This can lead to uneasiness within locals. We've been strengthening the coops so lynxes can't access them, and in some cases we keep monitoring the lynxes and scare them off if needed."

From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2025

A National Breeding Centre for Iberian lynxes was built in Silves in the Algarve.

From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2025

Our eyes are peeled for bears, lynxes, wayward hunters—any creature that might call the mountains home.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Sigma Orionis and 12 Lyncis, also Theta Cancri and Mu Bootis are good examples of triple stars.

From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David Peck Todd




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