Lynx

See also: lynx

Translingual

Lynx lynx

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Lynx

Etymology

From Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx, “probably the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), and also the caracal (Caracal caracal)”)

Proper noun

Lynx m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – the lynxes.

Hypernyms

• (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

• (genus): Lynx lynx (Eurasian lynx) - type species; Lynx canadensis (Canada lynx); Lynx pardinus (Spanish lynx); Lynx rufus (bobcat) - other extant species; † – extinct species

References

• Lynx (cat) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lynx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lynx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪŋks/
• Hyphenation: Lynx
• Homophone: links

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Lynx

1. (astronomy) A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.

Derived terms

• Lyncis

Translations

constellation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 猞猁 (zh) (shē lì)

• Finnish: Ilves (fi)
• French: Lynx (fr) m
• Galician: Lince (gl)
• German: Luchs (de) m
• Icelandic: Gaupan (is) f
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• Irish: an Lincse f
• Low German:

  German Low German: Loss m

• Malay: Links
• Polish: Ryś (pl) m
• Russian: Рысь (ru) (Rysʹ)
• Spanish: Lynx

See also

• Lynx (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Dutch

Etymology

From lynx.

Proper noun

Lynx m

1. (astronomy) Lynx