Lynx

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 Ein einzelnes Tier , 🇪🇸 un animal solitario , 🇮🇹 un animale solitario , 🇵🇹 um animal solitário , 🇨🇳 一种野猫物种 , 🇯🇵 ワイルドキャットの一種 , 🇰🇷 야생고양이종의 하나 , 🇸🇦 نوع من القطة البرية , 🇮🇳 एकाकी जानवर

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Etymology

The French noun **lynx** is a direct borrowing from Latin *lynx*, which in turn comes from the Greek *λύνξ* (lynx) meaning “wild cat” or “animal of the woods”. In Old French the word appeared as **lyne**, but the 16th‑century adoption of the Latin spelling *lynx* preserved both the form and the classical pronunciation. Thus the modern French word is essentially unchanged from its ancient Greek source.

Synonyms

lynx chat sauvage chat félin fauve chat des bois animal félin félidé

Antonyms

lion chien animal sociable animal de groupe animal de troupeau