Bay \Bay\, a. [F. bai, fr. L. badius brown, chestnutcolored; --
used only of horses.]
Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the
color of horses.
{Bay cat} (Zo["o]l.), a wild cat of Africa and the East
Indies ({Felis aurata}).
{Bay lynx} (Zo["o]l.), the common American lynx ({Felis, or
Lynx, rufa}).