‖ loup cervier
(lu sɛrvje)
[F. loup cervier, ad. L. lupus cervārius (Pliny) the lynx (lupus wolf, cervārius that hunts stags, f. cervus stag).]
The Canada lynx (Lynx Canadensis), a species of wild cat with a short tail.
| 1725 Coats Dict. Heraldry, Loup-cervier is a very large Sort of Wolf. 1744 A. Dobbs Hudson's Bay 41 The Loup Cervier, or Lynx, is of the Cat Kind. |