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Webster 1913 Edition


Serval

Ser′val

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
serval
.]
(Zool.)
An African wild cat (
Felis serval
) of moderate size; – called also
serval cat
. It has rather long legs and a tail of moderate length. Its color is tawny, with black spots on the body and rings of black on the tail.

Webster 1828 Edition


Serval

SER'VAL

,
Noun.
An animal of the feline genus, resembling the lynx in form and size, and the panther in spots; a native of Malabar.

Definition 2024


Serval

Serval

See also: serval

German

Noun

Serval m (genitive Servals, plural Servale or Servals)

  1. serval (Leptailurus serval)

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serval

serval

See also: Serval

English

Noun

serval (plural servals)

  1. A medium-sized African wild cat, Leptailurus serval, formerly Felis serval.

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Portuguese

serval

Etymology

From French serval, from Portuguese cerval (Iberian lynx), from Latin lupus (wolf) cervarius (pertaining to a stag) (wolf that hunts the stag), cervus (deer, stag).

Pronunciation

Noun

serval m (plural servais)

  1. serval (Leptailurus serval)