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Word entry · 6 letters

serval

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"African wildcat"

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɜːvəl/Part of speech nounSorted aelrsvStarts with SEnds with L1 clues
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Definitions

  1. slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coat

Word origin

From French serval, from Portuguese (lobo) cerval (“Iberian lynx”), from Latin lupus cervārius (literally “stag wolf”), i.e. "wolf that hunts stags", from cervus (“deer, stag”).

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