jungle cat

noun

A medium-sized cat, of species Felis chaus, native to Asia.

Similar
reed catswamp catFelis chaus
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Meanings

nounjungle cat (plural jungle cats)

plural jungle cats

  1. A medium-sized cat, of species Felis chaus, native to Asia.

    Synonyms: reed cat, swamp cat

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jungle, cat.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA medium-sized cat, of species Felis chaus, native to Asia.

Similar
reed catswamp cat

More synonyms by meaning

nounsmall Asiatic wildcat

Similar
Felis chaus
Broader
wildcat
Also see
chausreed catswamp cat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From jungle + cat.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bengali টলা
  • টলা (ṭola)Felis chaus
Dutch moeraskat, rietkat
  • moeraskatFelis chaus
  • rietkatFelis chaus
Finnish viidakkokissa
  • viidakkokissaFelis chaus
French chaus, chat des marais
  • chausFelis chaus
  • chat des maraisFelis chaus
  • chat de jungleFelis chaus
German Rohrkatze
  • RohrkatzeFelis chaus
Hebrew חתול ביצות
  • חתול ביצות (khatúl bitsót)Felis chaus
Italian gatto della giungla
  • gatto della giunglaFelis chaus
Polish kot błotny, chaus
  • kot błotnyFelis chaus
  • chausFelis chaus
  • kot bagiennyFelis chaus
  • kot trzcinowyFelis chaus
Russian камышо́вый кот, камышо́вая ко́шка
  • камышо́вый кот (kamyšóvyj kot)Felis chaus
  • камышо́вая ко́шка (kamyšóvaja kóška)Felis chaus
  • ха́ус (xáus)Felis chaus
  • боло́тная рысь (bolótnaja rysʹ)Felis chaus
Spanish gato de la jungla, gato de los pantanos
  • gato de la junglaFelis chaus
  • gato de los pantanosFelis chaus
  • chausFelis chaus
Swedish djungelkatt
  • djungelkattFelis chaus
Thai แมวป่า
  • แมวป่า (mɛɛo-bpàa)Felis chaus
Turkish dağ kedisi
  • dağ kedisiFelis chaus
Vietnamese mèo ri
  • mèo riFelis chaus
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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