manul

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noun

A small wild cat of Central Asia, Otocolobus manul.

Similar
Pallas' catsteppe catPallas's catFelis manulOtocolobus manul
OriginRussian ману́л ← Mongolian мануул →
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Meanings

nounmanul (plural manuls)

plural manuls

  1. A small wild cat of Central Asia, Otocolobus manul.

    Synonyms: Pallas' cat, steppe cat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small wild cat of Central Asia, Otocolobus manul.

Similar
Pallas' catsteppe cat

More synonyms by meaning

nounsmall wildcat of the mountains of Siberia and Tibet and Mongolia

Similar
Pallas's catFelis manulOtocolobus manul
Broader
wildcat
Also see
steppe cat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Mongolianмануул
  2. Russianману́л
  3. Englishmanul

Borrowed from Russian ману́л (manúl), from Mongolian мануул (manuul)/ᠮᠠᠨᠤᠤᠯ (manuul).

More words from Russian, Mongolian

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Translations

Arabic سنور مغولي, قط بالاس
  • سنور مغوليOtocolobus manul
  • قط بالاسOtocolobus manul
Bulgarian манул
  • манул (manul)Otocolobus manul
Catalan gat de Pallas
  • gat de PallasOtocolobus manul
Chinese Mandarin 兔猻 /兔狲
  • 兔猻 /兔狲 (tùsūn)Otocolobus manul
Czech manul, kočka stepní
  • manulOtocolobus manul
  • kočka stepníOtocolobus manul
Dutch manoel, pallaskat
  • manoelOtocolobus manul
  • pallaskatOtocolobus manul
Esperanto palasa kato
  • palasa katoOtocolobus manul
Estonian manul
  • manulOtocolobus manul
Finnish arokissa
  • arokissaOtocolobus manul
French manul, chat de Pallas
  • manulOtocolobus manul
  • chat de PallasOtocolobus manul
German Manul, Pallaskatze
  • ManulOtocolobus manul
  • PallaskatzeOtocolobus manul
Hungarian manul, pusztai macska
  • manulOtocolobus manul
  • pusztai macskaOtocolobus manul
  • Pallas-macskaOtocolobus manul
Indonesian manul, kucing Pallas
  • manulOtocolobus manul
  • kucing PallasOtocolobus manul
Italian manul, gatto di Pallas
  • manulOtocolobus manul
  • gatto di PallasOtocolobus manul
  • gatto delle steppeOtocolobus manul
Japanese マヌルネコ
  • マヌルネコ (manuru-neko)Otocolobus manul
Lithuanian manulas
  • manulasOtocolobus manul
Norwegian manul, pallaskatt
  • manulOtocolobus manul
  • pallaskattOtocolobus manul
Polish manul
  • manulOtocolobus manul
Portuguese manul, gato-de-pallas
  • manulOtocolobus manul
  • gato-de-pallasOtocolobus manul
Russian ману́л, палла́сов кот
  • ману́л (manúl)Otocolobus manul
  • палла́сов кот (pallásov kot)Otocolobus manul
Spanish manul, gato de Pallas
  • manulOtocolobus manul
  • gato de PallasOtocolobus manul
Swedish manul, pallaskatt
  • manulOtocolobus manul
  • pallaskattOtocolobus manul
Turkish bozkır kedisi, manul
  • bozkır kedisiOtocolobus manul
  • manulOtocolobus manul
Ukrainian манул
  • манул (manul)Otocolobus manul

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MulanUlmanLumanLanumnamul
Cite this entry
APA

manul. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manul

MLA

“manul.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manul. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manul,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manul.

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