lynx
/lɪŋks/
lynx noun: any of several medium-sized wild cats of the genus Lynx.

Noun
lynx (plural lynx or lynxes)
- Any of several medium-sized wild cats of the genus Lynx.
Proper noun capitalized: Lynx
Lynx
- A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.
lynx meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
lynx in Hindi
- wild cat
- लिंक्स liṅks, बनबिलाव banbilāv
lynx in Tamil
- இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்
lynx in Urdu
- سیاہ گوش
lynx in Malayalam
- കാട്ടുപൂച്ച, മാക്കാൻ, ഒരു ഉത്തരനക്ഷത്ര സമൂഹം
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- lynx in Tagalog
- linse
- lynx in Arabic
- وَشَق wašaq
- lynx in Indonesian
- kucing kutub
- lynx in Persian
- وشق vašaq, سیاهگوش siyâh-guš
- lynx in Thai
- ลิงซ์ líng
- lynx in Vietnamese
- linh miêu
Forms of lynx
| plural | lynx |
|---|---|
| plural | lynxes |
Origin of lynx
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.
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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Questions about lynx
- What does lynx mean?
- Lynx means any of several medium-sized wild cats of the genus Lynx.
- What is lynx in Hindi?
- Lynx in Hindi is लिंक्स (liṅks), बनबिलाव (banbilāv). See Lynx meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is lynx?
- Lynx can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce lynx?
- Lynx is pronounced /lɪŋks/.
- What is the plural of lynx?
- The plural of lynx is lynx.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: lynx (page history and authors); Lynx (page history and authors); lynx (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lynx (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lynx (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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