lobo cerval

Galician

Lobo rabaz ("Lynx")

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

Related terms

• cervo

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cerval”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “lobo cerval” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “lobo cerval” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.