where did it get its name from?
The name "serval" is a Portuguese name used by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1765 for a spotted cat that was kept at the time in the Royal Menagerie in Versailles.
Serval
The name "serval" is a Portuguese name used by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1765 for a spotted cat that was kept at the time in the Royal Menagerie in Versailles.
largest member of cat family in length and width UNANSWERABLE what is serval? A wild cat
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Serval [SEP] Etymology
The name "serval" is a Portuguese name used by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1765 for a spotted cat that was kept at the time in the Royal Menagerie in Versailles. The name "Leptailurus" derives from the Greek λεπταλέος meaning "fine, delicate", and αίλουρος meaning "cat".