Lynx
See also: lynx
Translingual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Lynx_lynx_poing.jpg/220px-Lynx_lynx_poing.jpg)
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
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(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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References
Lynx (cat) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lynx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lynx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Pronunciation
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
- (astronomy) A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.
Derived terms
Translations
constellation
See also
Lynx (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Etymology
From lynx.
Proper noun
Lynx m
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