lyncean

adjective

lyn·​ce·​an

(ˈ)lin¦sēən,

ˈlin(t)sē-

archaic

: sharp-sighted

Word History

Etymology

Latin Lynceus of Lynceus, sharp-sighted (from Greek Lynkeios, from Lynkeus, mythological member of the Argonauts who was famous for his sharpness of sight) + English -an

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