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lynx A lynx ( ; : lynx or lynxes) is any of the four wikt:extant, extant species (the Canada lynx, Iberian lynx, Eurasian lynx and the bobcat) within the medium-sized wild Felidae, cat genus ''Lynx''. The name originated in Middle Engl ...
is a type of wild cat. Lynx may also refer to:


Astronomy

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Lynx (constellation) Lynx is a constellation named after lynx, 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 f ...
* Lynx (Chinese astronomy) *
Lynx X-ray Observatory The Lynx X-ray Observatory (''Lynx'') is a NASA-funded Large strategic science missions, Large Mission Concept Study commissioned as part of the National Academy of Sciences 2020 Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey. The concept study phas ...
, a 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 Lake is a lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northwa ...
* Lynx Formation, a stratigraphical unit in western Canada


United States

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Lynx, Ohio Lynx is an unincorporated community in southwestern Brush Creek Township, Adams County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45650. It is located along State Route 125. History A post office called Lynx has been in ...
, a census-designated place * Lynx Lake (Arizona), a reservoir *
Lynx Peak Lynx Peak is a summit in Alaska, United States. Description Lynx Peak is located north of Palmer, Alaska, in the Talkeetna Mountains and in the Hatcher Pass Management Area of the state park system. Precipitation runoff from this mountain's so ...
, a mountain in Alaska


Antarctica

* Lynx Rocks, South Shetland Islands


Transport


Vehicles

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Leyland Lynx The Leyland Lynx was a High-floor, step-entrance integral single-deck bus manufactured by Leyland Bus, Leyland in Workington, England between 1986 and 1992. After the takeover by Volvo Buses, Volvo, it was succeeded by the Volvo B10B. Backgrou ...
, 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 were 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 The ''Eagle'' class were sixteen broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway (SDR), Cornwall Railway (CR) and associated adjacent railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were ...
steam locomotive * ''Lynx'' (tall ship), an interpretation of the 1812 privateer schooner, launched in 2001 *
Lynx (snowmobile) Lynx is a Finnish snowmobile brand, manufactured and distributed by Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), which has made many unique inventions in snowmobile technology. Lynx is a part of a Canadian company BRP. The first Lynx snowmobile was ...
, 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 mark ...
, a proposed rocket-powered spaceplane that was under development * AA-1C Lynx, part of the
Grumman American AA-1 The Grumman American AA-1 series is a family of light, two-seat aircraft. The family includes the original American Aviation AA-1 Yankee and AA-1A Trainer along with the TR-2. The TR-2 has a cruise propeller and the trainer has a climb ...
series of light aircraft


Companies and services

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Lynx (bus company) A lynx is a type of wild cat. Lynx may also refer to: Astronomy * Lynx (constellation) * Lynx (Chinese astronomy) * Lynx X-ray Observatory, a mission concept for a next-generation X-ray space observatory Places Canada * Lynx, Ontario, an uninc ...
, a bus company based in
King's Lynn King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is north-east of Peterborough, north-north-east of Cambridg ...
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Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...
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Lynx (Orlando) Lynx (stylized as LYNX) is a transit system serving the greater Orlando, Florida, Orlando, Florida area. Operated by the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority, it provides bus, curb-to-curb, and paratransit services in three counties: ...
, a bus system operated by the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority *
Lynx Air Lynx Air, legally incorporated as 1263343 Alberta Inc., was 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 ...
, a defunct Canadian low cost carrier airline *
Lynx Air International Lynx Air International was a United States airline based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. History The airline was established by C.A. Southerland and Steve Adams in 1989 as the first commercial airline offering direct service from the US to ...
, an American airline *
Lynx Aviation Lynx Aviation, Inc. was a regional airline based in Denver, Colorado, United States. The airline began as a sister company to, and operated feeder service for, Frontier Airlines. The Lynx name played off of the tail pictures of its planes, specif ...
, 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' ...
, the public transit system in Charlotte, North Carolina *
Lynx Express The Lynx Express was a long-distance passenger train in the South Island of New Zealand that ran the length of the Main North Line between Picton and Christchurch. The service was operated by New Zealand Rail Limited business unit InterCity ...
, a former long-distance passenger train and fast ferry service in the South Island of New Zealand * Lynx, an express bus line operated by
WestCAT WestCAT is a public transportation service in western Contra Costa County (north of Alameda County, California, Alameda County). It is a service of the Western Contra Costa Transit Authority. Contra Costa County has four public bus transportation ...
between San Francisco and Hercules, California


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) or Lynx Division, a unit of the Finnish Army *
Lynx reconnaissance vehicle The M113½ Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle (M113 C&R) is a United States-built tracked reconnaissance armoured fighting vehicle, which was originally employed by the armed forces of the Netherlands and Canada and later Bahrain and Chile. For ...
, 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 The Landsverk Lynx was a series of Swedish 4x4 armoured cars developed by AB Landsverk just prior to World War II. In Danish service it was designated as ''PV M39'', in Swedish service as ''pansarbil m/39'' (''pbil m/39''), or ''pansarbil m/40' ...
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 Dingo, 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 ...
* Lynx, a version of the ERC 90 Sagaie, a French six wheeled fire-support and reconnaissance vehicle * Lynx ATV, a family of 4x4, 6x6, and 8x8 wheeled all-terrain vehicle developed in China. *
Lynx (Rheinmetall armoured fighting vehicle) A lynx is a type of wild cat. Lynx may also refer to: Astronomy * Lynx (constellation) * Lynx (Chinese astronomy) * Lynx X-ray Observatory, a mission concept for a next-generation X-ray space observatory Places Canada * Lynx, Ontario, an un ...
, 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 to t ...
, a British military helicopter manufactured by AgustaWestland *
LYNX (multiple rocket launcher) PULS ("Precise & Universal Launching System", formerly known as ''Lynx'' ''MRL'') is a multiple rocket launcher developed and manufactured by ELBIT Systems (formerly Israel Military Industries) and used by Israel Defense Forces and other countries ...
, a multiple rocket launcher manufactured by Israel Military Industries


Businesses and brands

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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 Lynx Rifles is a brand of high-end straight pull rifles manufactured by Finnish firearms manufacturer Pirkan ASE both for the hunting, sport and tactical market. All rifles are handmade in Finland and feature a biathlon style cross bolt straight ...
, 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 Brisba ...


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) Lynx is a programming language for large distributed networks, using remote procedure calls. It was developed by the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1984 for the Charlotte multicomputer operating system. In 1986 at the University of Rocheste ...
, a programming language for large distributed networks *
Lynx Point Acromelanism is a genetic condition that results in pigmentation being affected by temperature. It results in point coloration where the extremities of an animal are a different colour to the rest of the body. It is commonly known for the colorati ...
, 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. L ...
, 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 desig ...
, a British computer * Lynx, a family of HP AlphaServers


Gaming

* Lynx (video game console), a handheld gaming console by Atari *
Lynx A lynx ( ; : lynx or lynxes) is any of the four wikt:extant, extant species (the Canada lynx, Iberian lynx, Eurasian lynx and the bobcat) within the medium-sized wild Felidae, cat genus ''Lynx''. The name originated in Middle Engl ...
, a character from the video game ''Chrono Cross'' * Lynx, a playable character from the gacha game '' Honkai: Star Rail'' * Lynx, a character and cosmetic from Fortnite: Battle Royale


People

* Lynx Vaughan Gaede (born 1992), half of the American white nationalist folk teen duo
Prussian Blue Prussian blue (also known as Berlin blue, Brandenburg blue, Parisian and Paris blue) is a dark blue pigment produced by oxidation of ferrous ferrocyanide salts. It has the chemical formula . It consists of cations, where iron is in the oxidat ...
* 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 (; literally the "Academy of the Lynx-Eyed"), anglicised as the Lincean Academy, is one of the oldest and most prestigious European scientific institutions, located at the Palazzo Corsini on the Via della Lungara in Rome, Italy. Founded in ...
, the first scientific society


Sports

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Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Lynx compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference (WNBA), Western Conference. The team won the WNBA ...
, 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 Exp ...
, 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 ...
, a minor league professional ice hockey team in Augusta, Georgia *
Saint-Jean Lynx The Saint-Jean Lynx were a junior ice hockey team which played from 1989 to 1995 in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They played at the Colisée Isabelle-Brasseur. In 1982, they moved from Sherbrooke where they were formerly the Sherbrooke C ...
, 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 (; Finnish language, Finnish for "Eurasian lynx, Lynx"; ), commonly known as Ilves, is a Finnish professional association football, football club based in Tampere. They currently play in the Veikkausliiga, the highest level of p ...
(''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 both WA Basketball Centre, Bendat Basketball Centre ...
, 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 May 2024, Slovenia is ranked 19th in the world by the IIHF World Ranking. The ...
* Lynx, name of the athletic teams and mascot of
Lesley University Lesley University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1909 to educate teachers. Originally founded as a women's college, male students were admitted beginning in 2005. History 1909–1998 Th ...
, a private university in Massachusetts * The Lynx, mascot for
Rhodes College Rhodes College is a private liberal arts college in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Historically affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), it is a member of the Associated Colleges of the South and is accredited by the Southern Associa ...
, 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 education, postgraduate and Undergraduate ed ...
, Illinois


Other uses

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Armstrong Siddeley Lynx The Armstrong Siddeley Lynx is a British seven-cylinder Aircraft engine, aero engine developed by Armstrong Siddeley. It was developed as a single row version of the two-row Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar. Testing began in 1920 and 6,000 had been p ...
, an early aircraft engine *
Lynx (mythology) The lynx, a type of wildcat, has a prominent role in Greek mythology, Greek, Norse mythology, Norse, and North American mythology. It is considered an elusive and mysterious creature, known in some Native American traditions as a 'keeper of secre ...
, in various mythologies *
Lynx (comics) Lynx is the name of three fictional characters appearing in DC Comics. Fictional character biographies Dome's Henchman The first Lynx is a henchman of Doctor Dome, a Plastic Man villain. Ghost Dragons Lynx was originally seen as the girlfriend o ...
, three fictional characters in the DC Comics universe * Lynx (magazine), a Japanese literary magazine published by
Gentosha is a Japanese publisher, headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. Gentosha publishes manga magazine '' Comic Birz'', Web comic magazines '' GENZO'', ''SPICA'', '' Comic MAGNA'', literary magazines ''Lynx'', ''papyrus'', as well as business magazine ''GOE ...
Comics every other month


See also

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Luchs (disambiguation) Luchs (German for ''Lynx'') may refer to: Military * Luchs (tank), a light reconnaissance model of the Panzer II World War II German tank * Spähpanzer Luchs, a German amphibious reconnaissance vehicle in service from 1975 to 2009 * , an Imperial ...
- German term for lynx *
Linx (disambiguation) Linx or LINX may refer to: * Linx Cargo Care Group, Australian logistics company * Linx (railway company), a now defunct Norwegian-Swedish railway company * Linx (software house), a Brazilian business management software company * LINX (IPC), an ...
* Link (disambiguation) *
Lince (disambiguation) Lince may refer to: ;Military vehicles *Lince (tank), a Spanish main battle tank in the 1990s *Lince (armored car), an Italian World War II armored car *Breda Ba.88, Breda Ba.88 Lince, an Italian World War II ground-attack aircraft *VTLM Lince, the ...
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Lync Lync was a 1990s post-hardcore band from Olympia, Washington. Formed in 1992, Lync was composed of vocalist/guitarist Sam Jayne, bassist/vocalist James Bertram and drummer Dave Schneider. Lync's distinctive sound of distortion, cryptic lyr ...
, an American band {{disambiguation, geo, ships