Lynx
See also: lynx
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx, “probably the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), and also the caracal (Caracal caracal)”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Lynx
Proper noun edit
Lynx m
Hypernyms edit
- (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 edit
- (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 edit
- Lynx (cat) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lynx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Lynx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Etymology edit
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.
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Proper noun edit
Lynx
- (astronomy) A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.
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Translations edit
constellation
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See also edit
- Lynx (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From lynx.
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Lynx m