lobo cerval

Galician

Etymology

From lobo (“wolf”) + cerval (“cervine”).

Noun

lobo cerval m (plural lobos cervais)

  1. Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), which became extinct in the Iberian peninsula before 1800
    Synonyms: loberno, lobo rabaz
  2. Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), which became extinct in Galicia during the 20th century

References
  • “cerval” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “lobo cerval” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “lobo cerval” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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