| 单词 | african lynx |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAfrican lynx African lynx n. the caracal, Felis caracal. Quot. 1791 refers to a different (unidentified) cat. ΚΠ 1791 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular (ed. 3) V. 212 This African or Indian lynx, which he [sc. Baron de Balicze] says was larger and more beautifully spotted than our lynx, was perhaps a kind of panther. 1869 St. Pauls 3 568 The lynx of lynxes is the caracal, or African lynx, inhabiting Africa, Arabia, and Persia, and represented by different varieties in India, Nubia, and Algeria. 1948 Cape Times 4 Dec. (Mag. section) 3/4 A lithe red shape trotting through the bush ahead..was my first sight of the African lynx or rooikat. 2003 M. Unwin Southern Afr. Wildlife (2006) 44 Also known as the African lynx, or rooikat in Afrikaans, it has a lynx-like short tail and tufted ears. < as lemmas |
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