different between dhole vs serval

English

Etymology

Unknown, possibly from Kannada ??? (t??a, “wolf”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /do?l/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??l/
• Rhymes: -??l
• Homophone: dole

Noun

dhole (plural dholes or dhole)

1. An Asian wild dog, Cuon alpinus.

Synonyms

• (Cuon alpinus): Asian wild dog, Indian wild dog, whistling dog, red wolf, red dog, mountain wolf, kholsun, ajag, adjag

Translations

Further reading

• dhole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cuon alpinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cuon alpinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Hodel, holde, holed

English

Etymology

From French serval, from Portuguese (lobo) cerval (“Iberian lynx”), from Latin lupus cerv?rius (literally “stag wolf”), i.e. "wolf that hunts stags", from cervus (“deer, stag”).

Pronunciation

• (UK): IPA^(key): /?s??v?l/
• (US): enPR: sûr?v?l, IPA^(key): /?s?v?l/
• Rhymes: -??(?)v?l

Noun

serval (plural servals)

1. A medium-sized African wild cat, Leptailurus serval, formerly Felis serval.

Translations

Anagrams

• arvels, larves, lavers, ravels, revals, salver, slaver, velars, versal

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?s?rval]

Verb

serval

1. masculine singular past participle of servat

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin serval.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?r.v?l/
• Hyphenation: ser?val

Noun

serval m (plural servals)

1. serval, Leptailurus serval

   Synonym: woestijnlynx

Derived terms

• servalkat

Portuguese

Etymology

From French serval, from Portuguese cerval (“Iberian lynx”), from Latin lupus (“wolf”) cervarius (“pertaining to a stag”) (wolf that hunts the stag), cervus (“deer, stag”).

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /se?.?vaw/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /s??.?va?/
• Homophone: cerval
• Hyphenation: ser?val

Noun

serval m (plural servais)

1. serval (Leptailurus serval)

Spanish

Etymology

From French serval, from Portuguese (lobo) cerval (“Iberian lynx”), from Latin lupus cerv?rius (literally “stag wolf”), i.e. "wolf that hunts stags", from cervus (“deer, stag”).

Noun

serval m (plural servales)

1. serval

Related terms

• ciervo