lynx

Definitions


[lɪŋks], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a wild cat with yellowish-brown fur (sometimes spotted), a short tail, and tufted ears, found chiefly in the northern latitudes of North America and Eurasia


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Origin:
Middle English: via Latin from Greek lunx


[lɪŋks], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an inconspicuous northern constellation (the Lynx), between Ursa Major and Gemini


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Origin:
via Latin from Greek lunx. Lyncis is the Latin genitive form of Lynx


[lɪŋks], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- used with preceding Greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the Lynx constellation
(e.g: the star Alpha Lyncis)


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Origin:
via Latin from Greek lunx. Lyncis is the Latin genitive form of Lynx




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