serval noun. ['sǝ:v(ǝ)l] L18.
[mod. Latin or French, from Portuguese (lobo) cerval lynx, lit. 'deerlike wolf', from cervo deer from Latin cervus.]
Orig., any of several Asiatic and American wild cats or lynxes. Now spec. a medium-sized carnivore of the cat family, Felis serval, found in Africa south of the Sahara and having a tawny coat with black spots and stripes, a short tail, and large ears; the bush-cat. Also serval cat.

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