servaln.

Brit.

/ˈsəːvl/, U.S.

/ˈsərv(ə)l/,

/sərˈvæl/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French serval.

Etymology: < French serval ( Buffon Hist. nat. XIII. (1765) 233) < Portuguese cerval lynx (1683 or earlier; more fully lobo cerval ; with the formation compare French loup-cervier ), specific use as noun of cerval of or relating to a stag (15th cent.; < cervo stag (13th cent.; < classical Latin cervus : see cervine adj.) + -al -al suffix¹).Compare scientific Latin serval (1771 as a specific name).

†1. Any of several spotted wildcats described as native to South or East Asia or to America (not identified). Obsolete.The Asian leopard cat, Prionailurus bengalensis, may have been one of these animals.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > miscellaneous wild or big cats

ouncec1400

wild catc1400

catamountain?a1475

mountain cat1625

lion1630

tiger-cat1699

carcajou1760

kinkajou1760

serval1775

wood-cat1791

roof cat1872

clouded tiger1879

big cat1886

clouded leopard1910

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > genus Felis > felis serval (serval)

leopard cat1773

serval1775

bush-cat1780

1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 186 Called by the natives of Malabar, the Maraputé; by the Portuguese, the Serval.]

1775 W. Kenrick et al. tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Animals, Veg., & Minerals III. 336 We have discovered no other difference than the long spots on the back, and the rings on the tail of the chat-pard, and which the serval has not.

1781 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 71 2 To the third division belong the Lynx, the Caracal, the Serval, the Bay Lynx, and the Ghaus of Professor Guldenstedt.

1800 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. I. 370 American Serval..inhabits North America..is considered as a mild and gentle animal.

1819 Gregory's New Dict. Arts & Sci. II. at Felis There is also an American serval, which differs chiefly from the above in being mild and gentle.

2. A small wildcat of central and southern Africa, Leptailurus serval, having a tawny coat with black spots and stripes, large ears, long legs, and a short tail. Occasionally more fully serval cat.Also called bush-cat, tiger-cat.

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1834 W. Jardine Nat. Hist. Felinæ (Naturalist's Libr.: Mammalia II) 228 What should now stand as the true serval, is a native of South Africa.

1899 F. V. Kirby Sport E. Central Afr. 321 The serval is a tireless hunter, and runs down its prey.

1919 F. W. Fitzsimons Nat. Hist. S. Afr.: Mammals I. 142 These Serval Cats often break cover.

1971 S. Afr. Panorama Jan. 38 The skin of a serval (tiger cat) was hung from the shoulders of the Chief Councillor.

2009 Independent Traveller (Nexis) 7 Feb. 4 Hikers in the rugged grasslands of Malolotja Nature Reserve might even encounter an elusive serval or aardwolf.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	serval
释义	servaln. Brit. /ˈsəːvl/, U.S. /ˈsərv(ə)l/, /sərˈvæl/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French serval. Etymology: < French serval ( Buffon Hist. nat. XIII. (1765) 233) < Portuguese cerval lynx (1683 or earlier; more fully lobo cerval ; with the formation compare French loup-cervier ), specific use as noun of cerval of or relating to a stag (15th cent.; < cervo stag (13th cent.; < classical Latin cervus : see cervine adj.) + -al -al suffix¹).Compare scientific Latin serval (1771 as a specific name). †1. Any of several spotted wildcats described as native to South or East Asia or to America (not identified). Obsolete.The Asian leopard cat, Prionailurus bengalensis, may have been one of these animals. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > miscellaneous wild or big cats ouncec1400 wild catc1400 catamountain?a1475 mountain cat1625 lion1630 tiger-cat1699 carcajou1760 kinkajou1760 serval1775 wood-cat1791 roof cat1872 clouded tiger1879 big cat1886 clouded leopard1910 mitlaa1925 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > genus Felis > felis serval (serval) leopard cat1773 serval1775 bush-cat1780 1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 186 Called by the natives of Malabar, the Maraputé; by the Portuguese, the Serval.] 1775 W. Kenrick et al. tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Animals, Veg., & Minerals III. 336 We have discovered no other difference than the long spots on the back, and the rings on the tail of the chat-pard, and which the serval has not. 1781 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 71 2 To the third division belong the Lynx, the Caracal, the Serval, the Bay Lynx, and the Ghaus of Professor Guldenstedt. 1800 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. I. 370 American Serval..inhabits North America..is considered as a mild and gentle animal. 1819 Gregory's New Dict. Arts & Sci. II. at Felis There is also an American serval, which differs chiefly from the above in being mild and gentle. 2. A small wildcat of central and southern Africa, Leptailurus serval, having a tawny coat with black spots and stripes, large ears, long legs, and a short tail. Occasionally more fully serval cat.Also called bush-cat, tiger-cat. ΚΠ 1834 W. Jardine Nat. Hist. Felinæ (Naturalist's Libr.: Mammalia II) 228 What should now stand as the true serval, is a native of South Africa. 1899 F. V. Kirby Sport E. Central Afr. 321 The serval is a tireless hunter, and runs down its prey. 1919 F. W. Fitzsimons Nat. Hist. S. Afr.: Mammals I. 142 These Serval Cats often break cover. 1971 S. Afr. Panorama Jan. 38 The skin of a serval (tiger cat) was hung from the shoulders of the Chief Councillor. 2009 Independent Traveller (Nexis) 7 Feb. 4 Hikers in the rugged grasslands of Malolotja Nature Reserve might even encounter an elusive serval or aardwolf. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1775
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