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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)

Declension

serval

serval

See also: Serval

English

Noun

serval ‎(plural servals)

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

Translations

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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)

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

  • (UK): IPA(key): /ˈsɜːvəl/
  • (US): enPR: sûrʹvəl, IPA(key): /ˈsɝvəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vəl

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