Oh, help me LJ!

[rhienelleth]

Okay, LJ.  I need a good name for an alien feline-esque species of intelligent hunters who may-or-may-not be empathic, and may-or-may-not be able to either phase through walls, or teleport

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[eretria]

Hm.
Nyx?

[rhienelleth]

Goddess of the Night....Hmm. Sounds similar enough to flynx, I am inclined to like it for that alone...

Love the icon, btw!

[woodrunner]

There are a couple of wild cat breeds whose actual names are odd enough to suit:

Jaguarundi -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguarundi

Kodkod -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodkod

Alternatively (doing a play on words here), teleporting through wall makes me think of transposition, which is also a musical term, and one type of musical transposition is a "clef", so, Clef Cat?

[rhienelleth]

Hmmm. I think I want something without cat actually in it. So many things are so simply named in this book - "killer" "talented" etc, I think I want the juxtaposition of something less simplistic for these, but you know, easy to pronounce. :D

[frenchroast]

Telines? Leophi? Sfynx? Qatori? Chalynx? Panpards? Cla'a? (pronounced "claw") Fleyta? Roci? Tijion?

I can probably brainstorm and come up with more, if you want.

[rhienelleth]

Oooh, some definite food for thought, there! Thanks! :)

[wyld_dandelyon]

Commonwealth is more generic, though it's sad that you can't keep Flynx, it's a cool word.

Ch't'
Mrrrv
Telepard

I suppose it depends in part on who got to name them.

[rhienelleth]

I am very, very partial to Flynx. :( I keep thinking "but, but...it's not spelled the same, and the other Flinx was a character name, not a species name."

*sigh*

[wyld_dandelyon]

Vlynx?

[wyld_dandelyon]

Hmm...I doubt it's different enough, especially if your world has similarities other than just the two similar worlds. I offer sympathy, though. Flynx is a great word.

[rodlox]

the Polh?

I asked them, and they said they won't retaliate against our planet if you make them famous by putting them in your story.