loup-cervier
noun
loup-cer·vier
ˈlüsə(ˌ)fē,
ˌlüserˈvyā
plural loup-cerviers or loup-cervier
: canada lynx
Word History
Etymology
Canadian French, from French, lynx, from Latin lupus cervarius, literally, deer wolf, from lupus wolf + cervarius of deer, from cervus deer, stag + -arius -ary