Meanings
nounleopard cat (plural leopard cats)
plural leopard cats
- biologyA wild cat native to Southeast Asia, Prionailurus bengalensis.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsmall spotted wildcat of southern Asia and Malaysia
Similar
Felis bengalensisPrionailurus bengalensis
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan gat de Bengala
- gat de Bengalawild cat
Chinese Mandarin 豹貓 /豹猫, 石虎
- 豹貓 /豹猫 (bàomāo)wild cat
- 石虎 (shíhǔ)wild cat
- 山貓 /山猫 (shānmāo)wild cat
- 錢貓 /钱猫 (qiánmāo)wild cat
Czech kočka bengálská
- kočka bengálskáwild cat
Finnish leopardikissa, bengalinkissa
- leopardikissawild cat
- bengalinkissawild cat
German Bengalkatze
- Bengalkatzewild cat
Hebrew חתול נמרי
- חתול נמרי (khatúl nemerí)wild cat
Irish liopardchat
- liopardchatwild cat
Japanese ベンガル山猫
- ベンガル山猫 (bengaru yamaneko)wild cat
Korean 삵, 살쾡이
- 삵 (sak)wild cat
- 살쾡이 (salkwaeng'i)wild cat
Malay kucing batu
- kucing batuwild cat
Portuguese gato-leopardo, leopardo asiático
- gato-leopardowild cat
- leopardo asiáticowild cat
Russian бенга́льская ко́шка, ка́рликовая ко́шка
- бенга́льская ко́шка (bengálʹskaja kóška)wild cat
- ка́рликовая ко́шка (kárlikovaja kóška)wild cat
- дальневосто́чный кот (dalʹnevostóčnyj kot)wild cat
Spanish gato de Bengala, gato leopardo
- gato de Bengalawild cat
- gato leopardowild cat
Thai แมวดาว
- แมวดาวwild cat
Vietnamese mèo báo, mèo rừng
- mèo báowild cat
- mèo rừngwild cat
Cite this entry
APA
leopard cat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leopard%20cat
MLA
“leopard cat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leopard%20cat. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leopard cat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leopard%20cat.
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