A lynx (/ˈlɪŋks/;[2] plural lynx or lynxes[3]) is ony o the fower species within the Lynx genus o medium-sized wildcats. The name "lynx" originatit in Middle Inglis via Latin frae the Greek wird "λύγξ",[2] derived frae the Indo-European ruit "*leuk-", meanin "licht, brichtness",[4] in reference tae the luminescence o its reflective eyes.[4] Thare is considerable confusion aboot the baist way tae classify felids at present, an some authorities classify them as pairt o the genus Felis.

Lynx[1]
Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
Scientific classification e
Kinrick: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Cless: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Faimily: Felidae
Subfaimily: Felinae
Genus: Lynx
Kerr, 1792
Teep species
Lynx lynx
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

Lynx lynx
Lynx canadensis
Lynx pardinus
Lynx rufus

Lynx ranges

Neither the caracal, sometimes cried the Persie lynx or African lynx, nor the jungle cat, cried the swamp lynx, is a member o the Lynx genus.

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  1. Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 541–542. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. a b "Definition of lynx from Oxford Dictionary". Oxford Dictionary. Archived frae the original on 12 Apryle 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  3. "lynx — Definition from Longman English Dictionary Online". Longman Dictionary. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  4. a b "Lynx". Archived frae the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2010.

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