loup-cervier

noun

loup-cer·​vier

ˈlüsə(ˌ)fē,

ˌlüserˈvyā

plural loup-cerviers or loup-cervier

: canada lynx

Word History

Etymology

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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