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lynx

[lingks] / lɪŋks /
NOUN
large cat
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A young Iberian lynx caught mid play has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award 2026.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

For nearly 20 minutes, the lynx remained absorbed in the behaviour, at times standing on its "hind legs with its gaze fixed on the rodent", he said.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The Iberian lynx is one of the world's rarest wildcats and was on the brink of extinction in the early 2000s, with fewer than 100 individuals remaining.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

A fourth lynx, a male, was also trapped but later died.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

So the Suli girl—and the Menagerie always stocked a Suli girl—was known as the lynx.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo