Dictionary
ser•val
Pronunciation: (sûr'vul), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -vals, (esp. collectively) -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.
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