Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lynceus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: lynceus
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of a number of characters in Greek mythology; see Wikipedia article.

name

A crater on Janus, a moon of Saturn.

Etymology

(crater): Named after Lynceus of Messenia in the legend of Castor and Pollux.

Questions

What does lynceus mean?: Any of a number of characters in Greek mythology; see Wikipedia article.
Where does lynceus come from?: (crater): Named after Lynceus of Messenia in the legend of Castor and Pollux.

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