Serval

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Serval \Ser"val\, n. [Cf. F. serval.] (Zool.)
     An African wild cat ({Felis serval}) of moderate size; --
     called also {serval cat}. 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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  serval
       n : slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted
           ears and tawny black-spotted coat [syn: {Felis serval}]