serval

/sur-vuhl/US // ˈsɜr vəl //UK // (ˈsɜːvəl) //

薮猫,仆人,奴仆,仆役

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural ser·vals, ser·val.
- : 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.

Among them was that of a leopard, an ant bear, and a serval cat.
The Serval is a spotted cat—black upon a pale-yellowish ground—and considerably larger than the domestic species.
With a convulsive wriggle the serval made a last attempt to bury its fangs in its victim's neck.
There is the small serval of Africa, and the ocelot, all too well known to need a description.
Till one day there came a leopard and fought with the serval and killed him.