"Lynceus" meaning in English

See Lynceus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: (crater): Named after Lynceus of Messenia in the legend of Castor and Pollux. Etymology templates: {{sense|crater}} (crater): Head templates: {{en-prop}} Lynceus
  1. (Greek mythology) Any of a number of characters in Greek mythology; see Wikipedia article. Tags: Greek
    Sense id: en-Lynceus-en-name-H7uWCC~c Categories (other): Greek mythology, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. A crater on Janus, a moon of Saturn.
    Sense id: en-Lynceus-en-name-atD3~Cy8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65
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