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serval


ser·val

noun \ˈsər-vəl, (ˌ)sər-ˈval\

Definition of SERVAL

: a long-legged African wildcat (Felis serval) having large ears and a tawny black-spotted coat

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Origin of SERVAL

French, from Portuguese lobo cerval lynx, from Medieval Latin lupus cervalis, literally, deerlike wolf
First Known Use: 1771

Rhymes with SERVAL

banal, cabal, canal, Chagall, chorale, copal, corral, decal, fal-lal, grand mal, joual, La Salle, locale, mescal, morale, nopal, pall-mall, pascal, Pascal, percale, quetzal, salal, vinal

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