DCHP-3

chat-cervier

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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.

a North American wildcat, Lynx canadensis, having prominently tufted ears, large cushioned paws, and a black tail-tip.

Quotations

1823
The Canadian lynx is known by the name of chat-cervier, because this animal, like all others, is smaller in the New than the Old Continent.