Complete Definition of "Lynx"

see|lynx
Translingual
Image:Lynx_lynx_poing.jpg|thumb|Lynx lynx

Proper noun
wikipedia|Lynx (cat)
Lynx

  1. The taxonomic genus within the subfamily Felinae that comprises the lynxes.

Derived terms
wikispecies
Lynx canadensis
Lynx lynx<!-- - Eurasian lynx-->
Lynx pardinus<!-- - Spanish lynx-->
Lynx rufus<!-- - bobcat-->


English
wikipedia|Lynx (constellation)

Etymology 1
From L. lynx, a "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#Latin|lynx to see it.

Proper noun
en-proper noun

  1. constellation A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.

Translations
trans-top|constellation
Finnish: Ilves
French: Lynx m
German: Luchs m
trans-mid
Russian: ���
Spanish: Lynx
trans-bottom

Etymology 2

Proper noun
en-proper noun

  1. computing A popular text-only web browser.

See also
pedialite|Lynx (disambiguation)

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