serval
noun
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.
servals
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pluralof serval.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They included a caracal, two servals and 16 hybrid felines.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2025
Animal control is now holding Reese, because servals are illegal to own in Decatur, where Mr. Solomon lives.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
Freddie Mercury recorded servals songs with Michael Jackson.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2021
But owning servals is illegal in Georgia, the newspaper reported.
From Fox News ● Jul. 9, 2021
They are either jaguars, or panthers, or leopards, or ounces, or cheetahs, or servals.
From The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains by Mayne Reid
