单词 | canadian lynx |
释义 | > as lemmasCanadian lynx Canadian lynx n. [after French lynx de Canada (1776 in the work translated in quot. 1780)] the Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis. ΚΠ 1780 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular V. 218 The Canadian lynx [Fr. cet animal du Canada], therefore, may be regarded as a variety very different from the lynx of the Old Continent. 1881 Pract. Teacher Sept. 324/2 The Canadian Lynx, or Peeshoo (Lyncus Canadensis) is chiefly noticeable for its mode of running, which operation consists of a series of bounds. 1984 F. Mowat Sea Slaughter x. 148 Although the 1983 catch of Canadian lynx was just half of what it had been in 1982, the price per skin had soared to an average of $400-$500. 2013 Daily Tel. 25 Apr. 11/1 Scientists identified the creature as a Canadian lynx, a predator more than twice the size of a domestic cat. < as lemmas |
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