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loupcervier

American  
[loo-ser-vyey] / ˌlu sɛrˈvyeɪ /

noun

plural

loupcerviers,

plural

loupcervier

  1. the Canada lynx.

Etymology

Origin of loupcervier

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

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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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