serval, Felis serval
(noun) slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
serval (plural servals)
A medium-sized African wild cat, Leptailurus serval, formerly Felis serval.
• arvels, larves, lavers, ravels, revals, salver, slaver, velars, versal
Source: Wiktionary
Ser"val, n. Etym: [Cf. F. serval.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An African wild cat (Felis serval) of moderate size. It has rather long legs and a tail of moderate length. Its color is tawny, with black spots on the body and rings of black on the tail.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 June 2025
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
