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Lynx

Syllabification: (Lynx)
Pronunciation: /liNGks/

Astronomy
Definition of Lynx
  • an inconspicuous northern constellation (the Lynx), between Ursa Major and Gemini.
  • (as genitive Lyncis /ˈlinsis/) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation:the star Alpha Lyncis

Origin:

via Latin from Greek lunx

Lynx in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Lynx in the British & World English dictionary