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GENUS LYNX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Lynx mean?
• GENUS LYNX (noun)
The noun GENUS LYNX has 1 sense:
1. lynxes
Familiarity information: GENUS LYNX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lynxes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("genus Lynx" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Lynx"):
catamount; lynx (short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur)
Holonyms ("genus Lynx" is a member of...):
family Felidae; Felidae (cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers)
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