Lynx vs. Wolf — What's the Difference?

A lynx (; plural lynx or lynxes) is any of the four species (the Canada lynx, Iberian lynx, Eurasian lynx, or bobcat) within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx. The name lynx originated in Middle English via Latin from the Greek word λύγξ, derived from the Indo-European root leuk- ('light, brightness') in reference to the luminescence of its reflective eyes.

The wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus have been recognized, and gray wolves, as colloquially understood, comprise non-domestic/feral subspecies.

Any of several wildcats of the genus Lynx, especially L. canadensis of northern North America or L. lynx of Eurasia, having soft thick fur, a black-tipped short tail, and tufted ears.

Any of several carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, especially the gray wolf of northern regions, that typically live and hunt in packs.

Lynx A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, near Auriga and Gemini.

The fur of such an animal.

Any of several medium-sized wild cats, mostly of the genus Lynx.

Any of various similar or related mammals, such as the hyena.

Any one of several species of feline animals of the genus Felis, and subgenus Lynx. They have a short tail, and usually a pencil of hair on the tip of the ears.

The destructive larva of any of various moths, beetles, or flies.

One of the northern constellations.

One that is regarded as predatory, rapacious, and fierce.

Short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur

(Slang)A man who habitually makes aggressive sexual advances to women.

A harshness in some tones of a bowed stringed instrument produced by defective vibration.

Dissonance in perfect fifths on a keyboard instrument tuned to a system of unequal temperament.

To eat greedily or voraciously:"The town's big shots were ... wolfing down the buffet"(Ralph Ellison).

Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.

Any of several related canines that resemble Canis lupus in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis.

A man who makes amorous advances to many women.

(music) A wolf tone or wolf note.

(figurative) Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation.

One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvae of several species of beetles and grain moths.

A white worm which infests granaries, the larva of Nemapogon granella, a tineid moth.

A wolf spider.

(obsolete) An eating ulcer or sore. See lupus.

A willying machine, to cleanse wool or willow.

(transitive) To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.

To make amorous advances to many women; to hit on women; to cruise for sex.

(intransitive) To hunt for wolves.

Any one of several species of wild and savage carnivores belonging to the genus Canis and closely allied to the common dog. The best-known and most destructive species are the European wolf (Canis lupus), the American gray, or timber, wolf (Canis occidentalis), and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man.

One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvæ of several species of beetles and grain moths; as, the bee wolf.

Fig.: Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation; as, they toiled hard to keep the wolf from the door.

A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries.

An eating ulcer or sore. Cf. Lupus.

The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament.

A willying machine.

Any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

Austrian composer (1860-1903)

German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824)

A man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women

A cruelly rapacious person

Eat hastily;