Meanings
nounGeoffroy's cat (plural Geoffroy's cats)
plural Geoffroy's cats
- Leopardus geoffroyi, probably the most common wild cat in South America.
Synonyms: Felis geoffroyi
Synonyms & antonyms
nounLeopardus geoffroyi, probably the most common wild cat in South America.
Similar
Felis geoffroyi
Origin
Named after the 19th-century French zoologist Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772–1844).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 乔氏猫
- 乔氏猫 (qiáoshìmāo)Leopardus geoffroyi
Finnish vuorikissa
- vuorikissaLeopardus geoffroyi
German Kleinfleckkatze
- KleinfleckkatzeLeopardus geoffroyi
Portuguese gato-do-mato-grande
- gato-do-mato-grandeLeopardus geoffroyi
Russian ко́шка Жоффруа́
- ко́шка Жоффруа́ (kóška Žoffruá)Leopardus geoffroyi
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APA
Geoffroy's cat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Geoffroy's%20cat
MLA
“Geoffroy's cat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Geoffroy's%20cat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Geoffroy's cat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Geoffroy's%20cat.
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