Lynx Definition
(astronomy) A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.
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Origin of Lynx
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From Middle English lynx, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lunx), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright"), because of the cat's glowing eyes and ability to see in the dark. Replaced Old English lox.
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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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Middle English from Latin from Greek lunx leuk- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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