European wildcat

noun

Felis silvestris silvestris, a subspecies of the wildcat.

Similar
catamountainFelis silvestris
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Meanings

nounEuropean wildcat (plural European wildcats)

plural European wildcats

  1. Felis silvestris silvestris, a subspecies of the wildcat.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat

Similar
catamountainFelis silvestris
Broader
wildcat
Also see
catamountain

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan gat salvatge europeu, gat fer
  • gat salvatge europeuFelis silvestris silvestris
  • gat ferFelis silvestris silvestris
Dutch wilde kat
  • wilde katFelis silvestris silvestris
French chat sylvestre, chat forestier
  • chat sylvestreFelis silvestris silvestris
  • chat forestierFelis silvestris silvestris
  • chat sauvage d'EuropeFelis silvestris silvestris
  • chat sauvage européenFelis silvestris silvestris
  • chat forestier européenFelis silvestris silvestris
German Waldkatze, europäische Wildkatze
  • WaldkatzeFelis silvestris silvestris
  • europäische WildkatzeFelis silvestris silvestris
Irish Fia-chat Eorpach
  • Fia-chat EorpachFelis silvestris silvestris
Portuguese gato selvagem europeu
  • gato selvagem europeuFelis silvestris silvestris
Russian среднеевропе́йский лесно́й кот, среднеевропе́йская лесна́я ко́шка
  • среднеевропе́йский лесно́й кот (srednejevropéjskij lesnój kot)Felis silvestris silvestris
  • среднеевропе́йская лесна́я ко́шка (srednejevropéjskaja lesnája kóška)Felis silvestris silvestris
  • европе́йский лесно́й кот (jevropéjskij lesnój kot)Felis silvestris silvestris
Turkish dağ kedisi, yaban kedisi
  • dağ kedisiFelis silvestris silvestris
  • yaban kedisiFelis silvestris silvestris
Cite this entry
APA

European wildcat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20wildcat

MLA

“European wildcat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20wildcat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “European wildcat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20wildcat.

Source: European wildcat on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.