Defn: The Canada lynx. See Lynx.
LOUP-GAROU
Loup`-ga`rou", n.; pl. Loups-garous (#). [F., fr. loup wolf + a
Teutonic word akin to E. werewolf.]
Defn: A werewolf; a lycanthrope.
The superstition of the loup-garou, or werewolf, belongs to the
folklore of most modern nations, and has its reflex in the story of
"Little Red Riding-hood" and others.
Brinton.
LOUPING
Loup"ing. [From Loup to leap.] (Veter.)
Defn: An enzoötic, often fatal, disease of sheep and other domestic animals, of unknown cause. It is characterized by muscular tremors and spasms, followed by more or less complete paralysis. The principal lesion is an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
LOUP-LOUP
Loup`-loup", n. Etym: [F.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The Pomeranian or Spitz dog.
LOUPS
Loups, n. pl.; sing. Loup. Etym: [F., prop., a wolf.] (Ethnol.)
Defn: The Pawnees, a tribe of North American Indians whose principal totem was the wolf.