1 loup-cervier | Definition of loup-cervier

loup-cervier

noun
loup-cer·​vier | \ ˈlüsə(ˌ)fē, ˌlüserˈvyā\
plural loup-cerviers or loup-cervier

Definition of loup-cervier

: canada lynx

History and Etymology for loup-cervier

Canadian French, from French, lynx, from Latin lupus cervarius, literally, deer wolf, from lupus wolf + cervarius of deer, from cervus deer, stag + -arius -ary

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