A lynx is a type of wild cat. Lynx may also refer to:

Astronomy

Lynx (constellation) Lynx is a constellation named after the animal, usually observed in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere. The constellation was introduced in the late 17th century by Johannes Hevelius. It is a faint constellation, with its brightest stars formin ...

* Lynx (Chinese astronomy) *

Lynx X-ray Observatory The Lynx X-ray Observatory (''Lynx'') is a NASA-funded Large Mission Concept Study commissioned as part of the National Academy of Sciences 2020 Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey. The concept study phase is complete as of August 2019, ...

, a

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil List of government space agencies, space program ...

-funded mission concept for a next-generation X-ray space observatory

Places

Canada

* Lynx, Ontario, an unincorporated place and railway point * Lynx Mountain, in the Canadian Rockies * Lynx Lake (Northwest Territories) * Lynx Formation, a stratigraphical unit in western Canada

United States

* Lynx, Ohio, a census-designated place * Lynx Lake (Arizona), a reservoir

Antarctica

Lynx Rocks Lynx Rocks is a group of rocks in southwestern Hero Bay on the north side of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers operating from nearby Blythe Bay. The feature is named ...

, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

Transport

Vehicles

* Leyland Lynx, a model of single-decker bus produced by British Leyland in the 1980s and 1990s *

Mercury Lynx The North American version of the Ford Escort is a range of cars that was sold by Ford from the 1981 to 2003 model years. The direct successor of the Ford Pinto, the Escort also largely overtook the role of the European-imported Ford Fiesta as ...

, a model of car * Mitsubishi Lynx, a 1993 Mitsubishi Motors concept car * GWR no. 2109 Lynx, a South Devon Railway Eagle class steam locomotive * ''Lynx'' (tall ship), an interpretation of the 1812 privateer schooner, launched in 2001 * Lynx (snowmobile), a brand of snowmobiles *

XCOR Lynx The XCOR Lynx was a proposed suborbital horizontal-takeoff, horizontal-landing (HTHL), rocket-powered spaceplane that was under development by the California-based company XCOR Aerospace to compete in the emerging suborbital spaceflight marke ...

, a proposed rocket-powered spaceplane that was under development * AA-1C Lynx, part of the Grumman American AA-1 series of light aircraft

Companies and services

* Lynx (bus company), a bus company based in King's Lynn,

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

* Lynx (Orlando), a bus system operated by the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority *

Lynx Air Lynx Air, legally incorporated as 1263343 Alberta Inc., is a Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier based in Calgary, Alberta. It previously operated as Enerjet and was rebranded as Lynx Air on November 16, 2021. The first flight under the Lynx Air n ...

, a Canadian low cost carrier airline * Lynx Air International, an American airline * Lynx Aviation, an American regional airline from 2006 to 2011 *

Lynx Rapid Transit Services The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) is the agency responsible for public transportation in the Charlotte metropolitan area. CATS operates bus and rail transit services in Mecklenburg County and surrounding areas. Established in 1999, CATS' b ...

, the public transit system in Charlotte, North Carolina * Lynx Express, a former long-distance passenger train and fast ferry service in the South Island of New Zealand

Military

* , nine British Royal Navy ships * ''Lynx'', an American schooner captured by the Royal Navy in 1813 and renamed * , several United States Navy ships * , a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 * French destroyer ''Lynx'', scuttled in 1942 to avoid capture by the Germans * French corvette ''Lynx'' (1804) *

Finnish 5th Division (Continuation War) 5th Division (, also known as Tavastian Division or Lynx Division) was a Finnish Army Division (military), division in the Continuation War. The division was formed by Etelä-Häme (South Tavastia) military province from the men in Kanta-Häme (Ta ...

or Lynx Division, a unit of the Finnish Army *

Lynx reconnaissance vehicle The Lynx reconnaissance vehicle (manufacturer's name: ''M113½ Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle'', abbr. ''M113 C&R'') is a United States-built tracked reconnaissance armoured fighting vehicle, which was employed by the armed forces of the N ...

, used by the armed forces of Canada and the Netherlands * Panhard AML-90 Lynx, a variant of the lightweight French AML-90 armoured car * Pansarbil m/39 Lynx, a Swedish armoured car used by the Swedish and Danish armies * Lynx Scout Car, a Canadian–built version of the World War II

Daimler Dingo The Daimler Scout Car, known in service as the Daimler Dingo (after the Australian wild dog), is a British light, fast four-wheel drive reconnaissance vehicle also used for liaison during the Second World War. Design and development In 193 ...

* Lynx, a version of the

ERC 90 Sagaie The Panhard ERC (''Engin à Roues, Canon''; "Engine with wheels, cannon") is a French six-wheeled armoured car which is highly mobile and amphibious with an option of being NBC-proof. While various models were tested, only two versions of the E ...

, a French six wheeled fire-support and reconnaissance vehicle *

Lynx (Rheinmetall armoured fighting vehicle) The Lynx is a German armoured fighting vehicle developed by Rheinmetall Landsysteme (part of Rheinmetall's Vehicle Systems division). The Lynx, configured as a KF31 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), was unveiled publicly at the Eurosatory defe ...

, a family of tracked armored vehicles developed by Rheinmetall Landsysteme * Lynx, the name of military versions of the

Cessna Skymaster The Cessna Skymaster is an American twin-engine civil utility aircraft built in a push-pull configuration. Its engines are mounted in the nose and rear of its pod-style fuselage. Twin booms extend aft of the wings to the vertical stabilizers ...

, flown by the Rhodesian Air Force *

Westland Lynx The Westland Lynx is a British multi-purpose twin-engined military helicopter designed and built by Westland Helicopters at its factory in Yeovil. Originally intended as a utility craft for both civil and naval usage, military interest led t ...

, a British military helicopter manufactured by AgustaWestland * LYNX (multiple rocket launcher), a multiple rocket launcher manufactured by Israel Military Industries

Businesses and brands

Lynx Express (parcels) Lynx Express (stylised as Lynx Express) was a courier (parcel delivery) company operating principally in the United Kingdom. It was acquired in July 2005 by UPS. History The company's history dates back to the nationalisation of the British R ...

(or simply Lynx), a UK parcel carrier, now owned by UPS *

Lynx Software Technologies Lynx Software Technologies, Inc. (formerly LynuxWorks) is a San Jose, California software company founded in 1988. Lynx specializes in secure virtualization and open, reliable, certifiable real-time operating systems (RTOSes). Originally known as ...

, an American software company *

Lynx Rifles A lynx is a type of wild cat. Lynx may also refer to: Astronomy * Lynx (constellation) * Lynx (Chinese astronomy) * Lynx X-ray Observatory, a NASA-funded mission concept for a next-generation X-ray space observatory Places Canada * Lynx, On ...

, a Finnish manufacturer of handmade straight pull rifles * Yashica Lynx, a family of rangefinder cameras from the 1960s * Lynx (grooming product), a brand of deodorant known as Axe in some markets * ''Lynx'', a brand of footwear owned by

Colorado Group Limited Colorado Group Limited was an Australian public company that operates a number of retail clothing chains. Major brands include Colorado Adventurewear, Mathers, Williams the Shoemen, JAG, Diana Ferrari, and Pairs. The company is based in Brisbane ...

Computing

* Lynx (protocol), a protocol for efficient transfer of files over modems *

Lynx (web browser) Lynx is a customizable text-based web browser for use on cursor-addressable character cell terminals. , it is the oldest web browser still being maintained, having started in 1992. History Lynx was a product of the Distributed Computing Group ...

, a text-based web browser commonly used on Unix workstations * Lynx (programming language), a programming language for large distributed networks *

Lynx Point The Platform Controller Hub (PCH) is a family of Intel's single-chip chipsets, first introduced in 2009. It is the successor to the Intel Hub Architecture, which used two chips - a northbridge and southbridge, and first appeared in the Intel 5 ...

, an Intel chipset *

LynxOS The LynxOS RTOS is a Unix-like real-time operating system from Lynx Software Technologies (formerly "LynuxWorks"). Sometimes known as the Lynx Operating System, LynxOS features full POSIX conformance and, more recently, Linux compatibility. Ly ...

, an operating system *

Camputers Lynx The Lynx was an 8-bit British home computer that was first released in early 1983 as a 48 kB model. Several models were available with 48 kB, 96 kB or 128 kB RAM. It was possible to reach 192 kB with RAM expansions on board. John Shireff des ...

, a British computer * Lynx family, a family of HP AlphaServers

Gaming

* Lynx (video game console), a handheld gaming console by Atari * ''Lynx'' (Chrono Cross), a major character in the video game ''Chrono Cross''

People

* Lynx Vaughan Gaede (born 1992), half of the American white nationalist folk teen duo

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* The Lynx gang, a violent criminal gang based in Birmingham, United Kingdom * ''The Lynxes'', a popular name for members of the Accademia dei Lincei, the first scientific society

Sports

* Minnesota Lynx, a WNBA basketball team *

Toronto Lynx Toronto Lynx was a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the team last played in the 2014 season of the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes D ...

, a USL First Division soccer team *

Ottawa Lynx The Ottawa Lynx were a Minor League Baseball team that competed in the Triple-A International League (IL) from 1993 to 2007. The team's home field was Lynx Stadium in Ottawa, Ontario. Over 15 seasons, the team was an affiliate of the Montreal ...

, a former AAA minor league baseball team * Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit women's ice hockey, a Quebec, Canada college hockey team *

Augusta Lynx The Augusta Lynx were a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Augusta, Georgia. The Lynx played their home games at the James Brown Arena. The Lynx, who played in the ECHL, had affiliations with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL ...

, a minor league professional ice hockey team in Augusta, Georgia * Saint-Jean Lynx, a defunct Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team *

Adirondack Lynx Adirondack Lynx is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2005. The team is a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the North Division of the Ea ...

, an American women's soccer team * Tampere Lynx (''Tampereen Ilves''), a Finnish soccer team *

Toronto Lady Lynx Toronto Lady Lynx was a Canadian women's soccer team, founded in 2005. The team was a member of the USL W-League, formerly the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played in the Great Lakes Division of the Cen ...

, a Canadian women's soccer team *

Perth Lynx The Perth Lynx are an Australian professional basketball team based in Perth, Western Australia. The Lynx compete in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and play their home games at Bendat Basketball Centre. For sponsorship reasons, t ...

, an Australian professional women's basketball team * The Lynx, another name for the

Slovenia men's national ice hockey team The Slovenia men's national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Slovenia internationally. It is governed by the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. As of September 2022, Slovenia is ranked 19th in the world by the IIHF World Rankin ...

* Lynx, name of the athletic teams and mascot of

Lesley University Lesley University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. As of 2018-19 Lesley University enrolled 6,593 students (2,707 undergraduate and 3,886 graduate). History ...

, a private university in Massachusetts * The Lynx, mascot for

Rhodes College Rhodes College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Memphis, Tennessee. Historically affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), it is a member of the Associated Colleges of the Sout ...

, a private college in Memphis, Tennessee * Lynx, mascot of

Lindenwood University – Belleville The Belleville Learning Center, previously known as Lindenwood University–Belleville and Lindenwood Belleville, is a defunct satellite campus of Lindenwood University. It offered evening postgraduate and undergraduate classes for about 300 stud ...

, Illinois

Other uses

Armstrong Siddeley Lynx The Armstrong Siddeley Lynx is a British seven-cylinder aero engine developed by Armstrong Siddeley. Testing began in 1920 and 6,000 had been produced by 1939. In Italy Alfa Romeo built a licensed version of this engine named the Alfa Romeo ...

, an early aircraft engine *

Lynx (mythology) The lynx, a type of wildcat, has a prominent role in Greek, Norse, and North American mythology. It is considered an elusive and mysterious creature, known in some Native American traditions as a 'keeper of secrets'. It is also believed to have ...

, in various mythologies * Lynx (comics), three fictional characters in the DC Comics universe * ''Lynx'' (magazine), a Japanese literary magazine published by Gentosha Comics every other month