Serval

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

serval
    n 1: slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted
         ears and tawny black-spotted coat [syn: {serval}, {Felis
         serval}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]