Lynx
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx, “probably the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), and also the caracal (Caracal caracal)”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Lynx
Proper noun[edit]
Lynx m
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Feliformia - suborder; Felidae - family; Felinae - subfamily
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Lynx lynx (Eurasian lynx) - type species; Lynx canadensis (Canada lynx); Lynx pardinus (Spanish lynx); Lynx rufus (bobcat) - other extant species; †Lynx issiodorensis – extinct species
References[edit]
- Lynx (cat) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lynx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Lynx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin lynx (“lynx”). Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. The constellation is said to be so faint that one needs the eyes of a lynx to see it.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Lynx
- (astronomy) A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
constellation
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See also[edit]
- Lynx (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From lynx.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Lynx m
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