Lynx
See also: lynx
TranslingualEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx, “probably the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), and also the caracal (Caracal caracal)”).
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: Lynx
Proper nounEdit
Lynx m
HypernymsEdit
- (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
HyponymsEdit
- (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
ReferencesEdit
- Lynx (cat) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lynx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Lynx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Lynx
- (astronomy) A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
constellation
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See alsoEdit
- Lynx (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From lynx.
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
Proper nounEdit
Lynx m