loup-cervier

English

Alternative forms

loup cervier

Etymology

From French loup-cervier (“lynx”). Compare lusern.

Noun

loup-cervier (plural loup-cerviers or loups-cerviers)

(archaic) The Canada lynx.

References

“loup-cervier”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lu.sɛʁ.vje/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Noun

loup-cervier m (plural loups-cerviers, feminine loup-cerve)

Synonyms

lynx

Further reading

“loup-cervier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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