Issoire lynx

noun

an extinct lynx, of species †Lynx issiodorensis, that inhabited Europe during the Pleistocene epoch.

Meanings

nounIssoire lynx (plural Issoire lynxes)

plural Issoire lynxes

  1. an extinct lynx, of species †Lynx issiodorensis, that inhabited Europe during the Pleistocene epoch.

Origin

  1. Frenchlynx d'Issoire
  2. EnglishIssoire lynx

From French lynx d'Issoire, named after the town of Issoire.

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