Lynx
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See also: lynx
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx, “probably the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), and also the caracal (Caracal caracal)”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Lynx
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); Lynx rufus (bobcat) - other extant species; †Lynx issiodorensis – extinct species
References
Lynx (cat) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lynx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Lynx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
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.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lynx
- (astronomy) A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.
Derived terms
Translations
constellation
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See also
- Lynx (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Etymology
From lynx.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Lynx m