Luchs

lynx

noun LUKS Rare

Usage Note

Luchs (Lynx lynx) is being reintroduced to German forests after near-extinction; the phrase Augen wie ein Luchs haben (to have eyes like a lynx) means to be very sharp-eyed. Plural is Luchse.

Examples

"Der Luchs ist ein scheuer Waldbewohner, den man selten zu Gesicht bekommt."

Natural Translation

The lynx is a shy forest dweller that one rarely gets to see.

Literal Translation

The lynx is a shy forest-dweller, that one rarely to face gets.

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