Lynx en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /lɪŋks/
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.
Deriveds
Lyncis · Local Lynx of Cold Clouds
Translations (15)
fi Ilves (constellation) · eo Linko (constellation) · es Lynx (constellation) · de Luchs (constellation) · gl Lince (constellation) · fr Lynx (constellation) · ru Рысь (constellation) · ar الْوَشَق (constellation) · kk Сілеусін (constellation) · nds-de Loss (constellation) · ga an Lincse (constellation) · is Gaupan (constellation) · cmn 天貓座 /天猫座 (constellation) · ms Links (constellation) · pl Ryś (constellation)