serval

noun

ser·val ˈsər-vəl

(ˌ)sər-ˈval

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

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The 40-acre facility has among its list of roughly 1,600 critters, penguins, binturongs, sharks, dingoes, Flemish giant rabbits, servals, tree frogs, capuchin monkeys, moon jellyfish, pythons and orangutans. —

John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 23 July 2024 After earning a degree in exotic animal training and management from Moorpark College, she's worked with big cats: bobcats, servals, lions and tigers. —

Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024 According to the team, the positive results of their tests — which involved an assembly of tigers, lions, leopards, lynxes, cougars, cheetahs, and servals, among others — indicate that vocal recognition is not a skill dependent on domestication. —

Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for serval