lynx

Everyday

A lynx is a wild cat of medium size with tufts of black fur on the tips of its ears, a short tail and big furry paws. It lives in forests of North America, Europe and Asia. tree →

In the lessons

In science, the Canada lynx mainly eats snowshoe hares; when hares go down, lynx go down too (predator-prey cycles). There are plans to bring the lynx back to parts of the UK. Lynx is also a brand of deodorant.

Examples

• The lynx crept silently through the snow. tree →
• A lynx has tufts on its ears. tree →
• Its big paws work like snowshoes. tree →
• People want to bring lynx back to Scotland. tree →
• The lynx pounced on a hare. tree →
• We saw a lynx at the wildlife park. tree →
• But first he went to the forest and caught a lynx, and cutting off the creature’s sharp claws, he fastened them on to his own hands and feet. tree →

Note

Pronounced «links» (sounds like «links»). Plural lynxes or lynx.