lynx
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lynx¹
- /lɪŋks/
Sounds like links · Rhymes with -ɪŋks
Where it comes from
From Middle English lynx, linx, lenx, lynce, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx), from Proto-Hellenic *lúnks, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright”), because of the cat's seemingly glowing eyes and ability to see in the dark. Doublet of onza and ounce.
Displaced English los; Middle English lusk (“lynx”), from Old English lox (“lynx”) as the animal died out in Britain during the Middle Ages.
noun lynx · lynxes
- Any of several medium-sized wild cats of the genus Lynx.
Lynx²
- /lɪŋks/
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Where it comes from
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
- A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: catamount, wildcat, bobcat, caracal, deep, line, able, common lynx, eurasian lynx, red lynx, losse, blynx, marsh lynx, canadian lynx, canada lynx, ounce
Translations
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noun wild cat
| Español | lince |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스라소니 seurasoni |
| 日本語 | ヤマネコ yamaneko, 山猫 yamaneko, オオヤマネコ ōyamaneko, 大山猫 ōyamaneko, リンクス rinkusu |
| 中文 | 猞猁 shēlì, 山貓 /山猫 shānmāo |
| हिन्दी | लिंक्स liṅks, बनबिलाव banbilāv |
| Kiswahili | linksi |
| Português | lince |
| Français | lynx, loup-cervier |
| Deutsch | Luchs |
| Italiano | lince |
| Ελληνικά | λύγκας lýgkas |
| Română | linx, râs |
| Русский | рысь rysʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | linh miêu |
| العربية | وَشَق wašaq |
| עברית | שֻׁנָּר, שונר |
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title = {lynx},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lynx},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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