Definitions
Etymologies
- 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. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Twenty-eight terrestrial mammals are found in the park and preserve, including grey wolf Canis lupus (V), brown bear Ursus arctos, black bear U. americanus, wolverine Gulo luscus, river otter Lutra canadensis, Canadian lynx Lynx canadensis, black-tailed deer Odocoileus hemionus, moose Alces alces and mountain goat Oreamnos americanus.”
“While it is noted a swimming membrane between your fingers, this is no more developed than that of a red lynx Lynx rufus is therefore not considered an adaptation for fishing.”
“The Lynx is designed to provide passengers a short period of weightlessness and then land on a strip like a conventional plane.”
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“I suggest changing your IM status on all services to something in lines with Ubuntu Lucid Lynx is here!”
“I'm not sure about unpatched vulnerabilities in Lynx ....”
“The commercial for the deodorant, which is known as Lynx in South Africa, depicts angels -- who are young and sexy, obvi -- falling from heaven to a town in Italy because they are attracted to a man's deodorant.”
“When Lynx is ready, she rushes at Batgirl, her face twisted and enraged, she lunges into Batgirl and sends her crashing through the front door glass and into the clinic.”
“Fifteen minutes later, he saw the autobahn ahead and received confirmation of the enemy's retreat as a vehicle he identified as a Lynx evacuated a roadside position in some haste.”
“Flinx had to know whether the name Lynx was lineal, or given only because he was the offspring of a Lynx-that is, a sophisticated, independent woman who was mistress by her choice rather than by the man's, free to come and go as she wished.”
“Flinx had to know whether the name Lynx was lineal, or given only because he was the offspring of a Lynx — that is, a sophisticated, independent woman who was mistress by her choice rather than by the man's, free to come and go as she wished.”
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Constellations
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) recognizes 88 official constellations.
Orion, Taurus, Andromeda, Aquila, Lyra, Boötes, Cygnus, Canis Major, Cassiopeia, Auriga, Lupus, Pyxis and 76 more...
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