desert lynx vs lynx

desert lynx and lynx both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desert lynx	Yes	No	No	No
lynx	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lynx is a hypernym of desert lynx; that is, lynx is a word with a broader meaning than desert lynx:

Other hypernyms of desert lynx include catamount.

desert lynx (noun)	lynx (noun)
of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia	short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur
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