Lynx.
A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.
Meaning & usage
A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.
Where this word comes from
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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