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ser⋅val
[sur-vuh
l] 
–noun, plural -vals, (especially collectively) -val.
) -val. | a long-limbed, nocturnal African cat, Felis serval, about the size of a bobcat, having a tawny coat spotted with black: now rare in many former habitats. |
Origin:
1765–75; < NL < Pg (lobo) cerval lynx, lit., staglike (wolf) < LL cervālis deerlike, equiv. to L cerv(us) stag + -ālis -al 1
1765–75; < NL < Pg (lobo) cerval lynx, lit., staglike (wolf) < LL cervālis deerlike, equiv. to L cerv(us) stag + -ālis -al 1
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| ser·val (sûr'vəl, sər-vāl') 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 cervālis, from Latin cervus, deer; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Serval
Ser"val\, n. [Cf. F. serval.] (Zo["o]l.) An African wild cat (Felis serval) of moderate size. 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.
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