Iriomote cat

noun

A small wild cat, Prionailurus iriomotensis, found only on the Japanese island of Iriomote. It has a long, dark brown coat with darker rows of horizontal spots.

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Meanings

nounIriomote cat (plural Iriomote cats)

plural Iriomote cats

  1. biologyA small wild cat, Prionailurus iriomotensis, found only on the Japanese island of Iriomote. It has a long, dark brown coat with darker rows of horizontal spots.

Translations

Finnish iriomotenkissa
  • iriomotenkissaPrionailurus iriomotensis
German Iriomote-Katze
  • Iriomote-KatzePrionailurus iriomotensis
Irish cat Oileán Iriomote
  • cat Oileán IriomotePrionailurus iriomotensis
Japanese イリオモテヤマネコ
  • イリオモテヤマネコ (Iriomote yamaneko)Prionailurus iriomotensis
Russian ириомоте́йская ко́шка, ириомо́тская кшка
  • ириомоте́йская ко́шка (iriomotéjskaja kóška)Prionailurus iriomotensis
  • ириомо́тская кшка (iriomótskaja kška)Prionailurus iriomotensis
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Iriomote cat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iriomote%20cat

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“Iriomote cat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iriomote%20cat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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