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loup cervier
‖ 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. Dob...
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HMS Peacock
She was captured in 1812, renamed Loup Cervier, renamed Peacock in 1813, and foundered in 1814.
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lucern
▪ I. lucern1 Obs. exc. Hist. (l(j)uːˈsɜːn) Forms: 6 luzarne, lyserne, 6–7 lusern, luzern(e, 7 leuz-, lewzerne, lewxern, lucirne, luseran, 7– lucern(e. [Prob. a. early mod.G. lüchsern adj., pertaining to the lynx, f. luchs lynx (see loss2); the word was app. introduced as a name for the fur of the ly...
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HMS Poictiers (1809)
Frolic returned to duty and Wasp became HMS Loup Cervier.
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lucifee
lucifee, lucivee Canada and local U.S. (ˈluːsɪfiː, -viː) [Corruption of loup-cervier.] The Canadian lynx.1823 Cobbett Rur. Rides (1885) I. 371 When in New Brunswick I saw the great wild grey cat, which is there called a Lucifee. 1902 Webster Suppl., Lucivee.
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Capture of HMS Frolic
Wasp was taken into service in the Royal Navy as HMS Loup Cervier (renamed HMS Peacock in 1814), but disappeared off Virginia in 1814 and presumed wrecked
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lynx
▪ I. lynx (lɪŋks) Forms: 4–5 lenx, 4–7 linx, 6–8 lynce, 6–7 lince, 4– lynx. [a. L. lynx, lync-em (Sp., Pg., It. lince), a. Gr. λύγζ (genit. λυγκός), cogn. w. Lith. luszi-s, OHG. luhs (mod.G. luchs), OE. lox, Du. los, Sw. lo. Prob. related to Gr. λεύσσειν to see, the animal being named from its quick...
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List of ship names of the Royal Navy (I–L)
Eldon
Lord Howe
Lord Melville
Lord Nelson
Lord Nuffield
Lord Raglan
Lord Roberts
Lord Warden
Loring
Lossie
Lotus
Louis
Louisa
Louisburg
Loup Cervier
Love and Friendship
Lowestoffe Prize
Lowestoft
Loyal Chancellor
Loyal Example
Loyal Exploit
Loyal Explorer
Loyal Express
Loyal
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serval
▪ I. serval (ˈsɜːvəl) Also serval cat. [a. mod.L. serval, F. serval (Buffon, 1765), a. Pg. (lobo) cerval lynx (cf. F. loup-cervier).] † a. A name applied (after Buffon) to some Asiatic wild cat or lynx; also to an American animal resembling this. Obs. b. A carnivorous quadruped, Felis serval, native...
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