lynx
Any of several medium-sized wild cats of the genus LynxAny of several medium-sized wild cats of the genus Lynx.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of several medium-sized wild cats of the genus Lynx.
Luchs
рысьrysʹ
рисьrysʹ
- short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur
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Examples
14 sentencesIs that a lynx?
Це рись? — miketheknight
ruЭто рысь? — marafon
It seems to be a lynx.
ruКажется, это рысь. — Wezel
She has the eyes of a lynx.
You have the eyes of a lynx.
Maria has eagle eyes and lynx ears.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English lynx, linx, lenx, lynce, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: lynx / lynxesSynonyms
1 synonyms- short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur:catamount
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.