loupcervier

[ loo-ser-vyey ]

noun

, plural loup·cer·viers, (especially collectively) loup·cer·vier.

1. the Canada lynx.

Word History and Origins

Origin of loupcervier¹

1715–25; < Canadian French, French: lynx < Latin lupus cervārius wolf that hunts deer (literally: wolf of or connected with deer). See lupus, cervine, -ier ²

Example Sentences

The fleet consisted of the St. Domingo, 74 guns, Diadem, 64, Diomede, 50, Junon, 38, Romulus, 36, Success, 32, Fox, 32, Nemesis, 28, Loupcervier, 18, Mariner, 15, Highflyer, 10, and several transports.

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