[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.
