# serval

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɜːvəl/ · frequency rank #90,968

## Definitions
1. A medium-sized African wild cat, Leptailurus serval, formerly Felis serval.

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/serval