Lynx

 

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

• Hyphenation: Lynx

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

• (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

• (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

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Lynx (constellation)

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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.

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

Lynx

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

• Lyncis

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Lynx m

1. (astronomy) Lynx