serval Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coat
    Felis serval.

WordNet

Ser"val noun
Etymology
Cf. F. serval.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913