noun
los
los
noun
1
A wildcat of the genus Lynx, especially the Eurasian lynx.
"Hunters in the region occasionally spotted a los prowling the tree line."
How to Use Los
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old or dialectal word for a lynx.
When to use it
Rare outside dialect or historical use — "lynx" is the everyday word.
Word Forms
loses plural
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Etymology
From Old English lox, going back to a Proto-Germanic word for lynx; related to German Luchs and Dutch los.