serval

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈsɜːvəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-serval.wav sûrʹvəl /ˈsɝvəl/

Word forms

serval servals

Etymology

From French serval, from Portuguese (lobo) cerval (“Iberian lynx”), from Latin lupus cervārius (literally “stag wolf”), i.e. "wolf that hunts stags", from cervus (“deer, stag”).

Derived words

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