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lynx

/lɪŋks/

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

lynx: any of several medium-sized wild cats of the genus Lynx
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Noun

lynx (plural lynx or lynxes)

  1. Any of several medium-sized wild cats of the genus Lynx.

Proper noun capitalized: Lynx

Lynx

  1. 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

plurallynx
plurallynxes

Plural of lynx: lynx or 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.

Words near lynx in the dictionary

  1. Lynsted
  2. Lynsted with Kingsdown
  3. Lynton
  4. Lynton and Lynmouth
  5. Lynwood
  6. lynx
  7. lynx spider
  8. lynx spiders
  9. lynx-eyed
  10. lynxes
  11. lynxlike

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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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