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

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, 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 Formation, a stratigraphical unit in western Canada

United States

* Lynx, Ohio, a census-designated place * Lynx Lake (Arizona), a reservoir * Lynx Peak, a mountain in Alaska

Antarctica

* Lynx Rocks, South Shetland Islands

Transport

Vehicles

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, 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, 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 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 ...

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 ...

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, a defunct 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 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 * Lynx, an express bus line operated by WestCAT 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 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, 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), a multiple rocket launcher manufactured by Israel Military Industries

Businesses and brands

* Lynx Express (parcels) (or simply Lynx), a UK parcel carrier, now owned by UPS * Lynx Software Technologies, an American software company * Lynx Rifles, 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

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, 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, 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

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, a USL First Division soccer team * Ottawa Lynx, a former AAA minor league baseball team * Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit women's ice hockey, a Quebec, Canada college hockey team * Augusta Lynx, a minor league professional ice hockey team in Augusta, Georgia * Saint-Jean Lynx, a defunct Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team * Adirondack Lynx, an American women's soccer team * Tampere Lynx (''Tampereen Ilves''), a Finnish soccer team * Toronto Lady Lynx, a Canadian women's soccer team * Perth Lynx, an Australian professional women's basketball team * The Lynx, another name for the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team * 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, Illinois

Other uses

* Armstrong Siddeley Lynx, 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), three fictional characters in the DC Comics universe * Lynx (magazine), a Japanese literary magazine published by Gentosha Comics every other month