Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA domestic cat that has returned to or was born in a living situation without human care.
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Translations
Catalan gat assilvestrat
- gat assilvestratdomesticated cat returned to the wild
Chinese Mandarin 野貓 /野猫
- 野貓 /野猫 (yěmāo)domesticated cat returned to the wild
Finnish villiintynyt kissa, villikissa
- villiintynyt kissadomesticated cat returned to the wild
- villikissadomesticated cat returned to the wild
French chat haret
- chat haretdomesticated cat returned to the wild
German Streunerkatze, wilde Katze
- Streunerkatzedomesticated cat returned to the wild
- wilde Katzedomesticated cat returned to the wild
- verwilderte Katzedomesticated cat returned to the wild
Italian gatto randagio, gatto selvatico
- gatto randagiodomesticated cat returned to the wild
- gatto selvaticodomesticated cat returned to the wild
Japanese 野良猫, 野猫
- 野良猫 (noraneko)domesticated cat returned to the wild
- 野猫 (noneko)domesticated cat returned to the wild
Polish zdziczały kot, dachowiec
- zdziczały kotdomesticated cat returned to the wild
- dachowiecdomesticated cat returned to the wild
Russian ди́кая ко́шка
- ди́кая ко́шка (díkaja kóška)domesticated cat returned to the wild
Spanish gato asilvestrado, tigrecillo
- gato asilvestradodomesticated cat returned to the wild
- tigrecillodomesticated cat returned to the wild
- oscollodomesticated cat returned to the wild
- oscoyodomesticated cat returned to the wild
Vietnamese mèo hoang, mèo mả
- mèo hoangdomesticated cat returned to the wild
- mèo mảdomesticated cat returned to the wild
Cite this entry
APA
feral cat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feral%20cat
MLA
“feral cat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feral%20cat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feral cat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feral%20cat.
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