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lynx en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• lĭngks
• (US) audio
• /lɪŋks/

Etymology

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.

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

Eurasian lynx · common lynx · marsh lynx · lynx spider · blynx · Persian lynx · desert lynx · lynxlike · Canadian lynx · Iberian lynx · Spanish lynx · Canada lynx · lynx flower moth · lynx-eyed · red lynx · European lynx · green lynx spider · bay lynx · African lynx · jungle lynx · Issoire lynx

Hyponyms

Eurasian lynx · Canada lynx · bobcat · Iberian lynx

Translations (159)

sma råate (wild cat) · gd lioncs (wild cat) · cv ҫӳлевӗҫ (wild cat) · hy լուսան (wild cat) · pt lince (wild cat) · id kucing kutub (wild cat) · is gaupa (wild cat) · sc lintze (wild cat) · fro luberne (wild cat) · lt lūšis (wild cat) · bg рис (wild cat) · ast llince (wild cat) · xmf ფორცხოლი (wild cat) · kek yak (wild cat) · ka ფოცხვერი (wild cat) · be рысь (wild cat) · rm luf tscherver (wild cat) · eu katamotz (wild cat) · sl ris (wild cat) · ug سۈلەيسۈن (wild cat) · tt селәүсен (wild cat) · fi ilves (wild cat) · cy lyncs (wild cat) · af los (wild cat) · cs rys (wild cat) · izh ilvessusi (wild cat) · scn linci (wild cat) · vec lenze (wild cat) · sc linci (wild cat) · se albbas (wild cat) · ar وَشَق (wild cat) · hu hiúz (wild cat) · oc linx (wild cat) · gl loberno (wild cat) · ky сүлөөсүн (wild cat) · sq dac (wild cat) · nds-de Loss (wild cat) · kpv рысь (wild cat) · mn шилүүс (wild cat) · fa وشق (wild cat) · nn gaupe (wild cat) · hsb rys (wild cat) · ja 山猫 (wild cat) · da los (wild cat) · sq rrëqebull (wild cat) · zza vasağ (wild cat) · ja 大山猫 (wild cat) · ga lincse (wild cat) · fy lynks (wild cat) · gld тугде (wild cat) · tl linse (wild cat) · gl lobo rabaz (wild cat) · oj bizhiw (wild cat) · cmn 山貓 /山猫 (wild cat) · cu рꙑсь (wild cat) · izh ilveskissa (wild cat) · sia ilbas (wild cat) · lld lustrel (wild cat) · la chama (wild cat) · xal шилүсн (wild cat) · jv lingkes (wild cat) · moe pishu (wild cat) · sq lubardha (wild cat) · ru рысь (wild cat) · qu linsi (wild cat) · kl qitsuarsuk (wild cat) · sv lodjur (wild cat) · gl lince (wild cat) · be ры́ся (wild cat) · chr ᎬᎮ (wild cat) · vo luxaf (wild cat) · fo geypa (wild cat) · ckb وەشەک (wild cat) · oc lop cervièr (wild cat) · kk інсін (wild cat) · la lynx (wild cat) · eo linko (wild cat) · udm балян (wild cat) · ia lynce (wild cat) · az vaşaq (wild cat) · fur linç (wild cat) · gd linceach (wild cat) · cmn 猞猁 (wild cat) · zza lusan (wild cat) · ik niutuuyiq (wild cat) · tr vaşak (wild cat) · taa niduyi (wild cat) · mhr шурмаҥше (wild cat) · win wicąwą kereš (wild cat) · mrj сырмы (wild cat) · ltg lyuss (wild cat) · kk сілеусін (wild cat) · tfn nidyi (wild cat) · nds-de Los (wild cat) · az yazıpişiyi (wild cat) · hi बनबिलाव (wild cat) · sk rys (wild cat) · el λύγκας (wild cat) · grc λύγξ (wild cat) · cr pishuu (wild cat) · rom divlio-mutsa (wild cat) · mnc ᠰᡳᠯᡠᠨ (wild cat) · he שֻׁנָּר (wild cat) · tg вашақ (wild cat) · rom divlio-murtano (wild cat) · fa سیاهگوش (wild cat) · vo lünk (wild cat) · nl lynx (wild cat) · fr loup-cervier (wild cat) · zza liniks (wild cat) · ja オオヤマネコ (wild cat) · kk ілбиін (wild cat) · dsb rys (wild cat) · he שונר (wild cat) · lb Luuss (wild cat) · uz silovsin (wild cat) · ro râs (wild cat) · br liñs (wild cat) · tg силовсин (wild cat) · ko 스라소니 (wild cat) · th ลิงซ์ (wild cat) · uk рись (wild cat) · fr lynx (wild cat) · es lince (wild cat) · inh чоабол (wild cat) · sw linksi (wild cat) · lv lūsis (wild cat) · vi linh miêu (wild cat) · sh ris (wild cat) · ast lince (wild cat) · mt linċi (wild cat) · alq pijiw (wild cat) · kpv вӧркань (wild cat) · ca linx (wild cat) · csm tolˑomˑa- (wild cat) · nv náshdóí łibáhígíí (wild cat) · cr ᐱᔔ (wild cat) · ro linx (wild cat) · sh рис (wild cat) · pl ryś (wild cat) · sv lo (wild cat) · ang lox (wild cat) · hi लिंक्स (wild cat) · sq luqërbull (wild cat) · nds-de Luchs (wild cat) · et ilves (wild cat) · nb gaupe (wild cat) · de Luchs (wild cat) · ja ヤマネコ (wild cat) · sah бэдэр (wild cat) · izh ilves (wild cat) · gl lobicán (wild cat) · ba һеләүһен (wild cat) · ja リンクス (wild cat) · mk рис (wild cat) · otw bzhiw (wild cat) · ovd luo (wild cat) · it lince (wild cat) · lb Luchs (wild cat)

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