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loup-cervier [< F < L lupus cervarius wolf that hunts stags] 
n. a North American wildcat, Lynx canadensis, having prominently tufted ears, large cushioned paws, and a black tail-tip.
See also: Canada lynx lucivee
- c1820 (1838) [It was] a species of lynx or wild cat, which the natives call the loup-cervier, or, as they pronounce it lousifee.
- 1744 The Loup Cervier, or Lynx, is of the Cat Kind, but as large as a great Dog; it preys upon all the Beasts it can conquer, as does the Tyger, which is the only Beast in that Country that won't fly from a Man.
- 1825 The sum of Five Shillings shall be paid to any person or persons who shall bring to said Treasurer the snout of any Loup-Cervier killed within said Island. . . .
- 1955 loup cervier. A French Canadian term for the lynx.
- 1962 (1964) This quality [castor gras] of beaver being necessary [in 1720] for the consumption of the hat-trade, they would have their furs which consist princippally in the most beautiful martens and "loups cerviers". . . .
- c1820 (1838) [It was] a species of lynx or wild cat, which the natives call the loup-cervier, or, as they pronounce it lousifee.