líng

林㹭

Word · NounTraditional猄

name of an animal

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

lynx (obsolete name)

archaic

An archaic or specialized term for the lynx, as used in the provided dictionary entry. The character 猄 is rarely used in modern Chinese; the common term is 猞猁.

Gǔ古
shū书
zhōng中
yǒu有
jì记
zǎi载
yī一
zhǒng种
míng名
wéi为
 “
líng猄
 ”
de的
dòng动
wù物
 。

Ancient texts record an animal named "líng."

 “
líng猄
 ”
jí即
jīn今
zhī之
shē猞
lì猁
 。

"Líng" is what we now call a lynx.