lobo rabaz

Galician

Etymology

From lobo (“wolf”) + rabaz from Latin rapāx (“rapacious”).

Noun

lobo rabaz m (plural lobos rabaces)

  1. Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), which became extinct in the Iberian peninsula before 1800
    Synonyms: loberno, lobo cerval

References
  • “robaz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “rabaz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
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