ser·val (sûr v l, sr-v l)n. A long-legged wildcat (Felis serval) of Africa, having a tawny coat with black spots and large erect ears without tufts. [French, from Portuguese (lobo) cerval, deerlike (wolf), lynx, from Late Latin cerv  lis, from Latin cervus, deer; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
serval [ˈsɜːvəl]
n pl -vals, -val
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a slender feline mammal, Felis serval, of the African bush, having an orange-brown coat with black spots, large ears, and long legs
[via French from Late Latin cervālis staglike, from Latin cervus a stag]
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| Noun | 1. |  serval - slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coatFelis, genus Felis - type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats wildcat - any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild |
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