Lynx

lynx Translingual thumb|Lynx lynx Etymology From mul la lynx, from mul grc λύγξ probably the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), and also the caracal (Caracal caracal). Pronunciation en Lynx Proper noun 1 m genus family Felidae lynxes Hypernyms genus ; Felinae subfamily - subfamily Hyponyms genus Lynx lynx species (Eurasian lynx) - type species; Lynx canadensis species (Canada lynx); Lynx pardinus species (Spanish lynx); Lynx rufus species (bobcat) - other extant species; †Lynx issiodorensis species – extinct species References 1 1 1 English + (constellation) Etymology From en la 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 en /lɪŋks/ en ɪŋks 1 en links en Lynx Proper noun en constellation A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer. Derived terms en Local Lynx of Cold Clouds mul:Lyncis Translations constellation Arabic: ar الْوَشَق Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 天貓座 Tiānmāozuò Esperanto: eo Linko Finnish: fi Ilves French: fr Lynx m Galician: gl Lince German: de Luchs m Icelandic: is Gaupan f Irish: ga Lincse f an Lincse Kazakh: kk Сілеусін Low German: German Low German: nds-de Loss m Malay: ms Links Polish: pl Ryś m Russian: ru Рысь Spanish: es Lynx See also Lynx (disambiguation) Dutch Etymology From nl lynx. Pronunciation nl Nl-Lynx.ogg Proper noun m nl constellation en Lynx