Lynx
See also: lynx
Translingual
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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)”)
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
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
- (astronomy) A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.
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