Definition of Felis serval. Meaning of Felis serval. Synonyms of Felis serval

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Definition of Felis serval

Felis serval
Serval Ser"val, n. [Cf. F. serval.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.

Meaning of Felis serval from wikipedia

- "cat". Felis serval was first described by Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber in 1776. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the following serval zoological...
- a serval (Leptailurus serval) with a domestic cat (Felis catus). This hybridization typically produces large and lean offspring, with the serval's characteristic...
- years ago. The generic name Felis is derived from classical Latin fēlis meaning 'cat, ferret'. Carl Linnaeus considered Felis to comprise all cat species...
- glaring, or a colony. The scientific name Felis catus was proposed by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 for a domestic cat. Felis catus domesticus was proposed by Johann...
- including: Felis ocreata by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1791 was based on a description of a wildcat encountered in northern Ethiopia by James Bruce. Felis cafra...
- (Felis chaus) Kanaani: domestic cat × African wildcat (Felis lybica) Kellas cat: Naturally occurring landrace, domestic cat × Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris...
- The Conversation. Retrieved 29 August 2023. Estes, R. D. (2004). "Serval Felis serval". The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed Mammals...
- "allied cat" (Felis affinis) by John Edward Gray in 1830. Two years later, Johann Friedrich von Brandt proposed a new species under the name Felis rüppelii...
- considered it a species, but subordinated it to the genus Felis using the scientific name Felis thinobius. Later he considered it a sand cat subspecies...
- including: Felis silvestris caucasica proposed by Konstantin Satunin in 1905 was a skin of a female cat collected near Borjomi in Georgia. Felis grampia...