[ 'sə:v(ə)l ]
■ noun a slender African wild cat with long legs, large ears, and a black-spotted orange-brown coat. [ Felis ~ .]
Origin
C18: from Fr., from Port. cerval 'deer-like', from cervo 'deer'.
[ 'sə:v(ə)l ]
■ noun a slender African wild cat with long legs, large ears, and a black-spotted orange-brown coat. [ Felis ~ .]
Origin
C18: from Fr., from Port. cerval 'deer-like', from cervo 'deer'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004