sand cat

noun

A small wild cat, Felis margarita, distributed over African and Asian deserts.

Meanings

nounsand cat (plural sand cats)

plural sand cats

  1. A small wild cat, Felis margarita, distributed over African and Asian deserts.

Translations

Czech kočka pouštní
  • kočka pouštnísmall wild cat
Dutch woestijnkat, zandkat
  • woestijnkatsmall wild cat
  • zandkatsmall wild cat
Finnish hietakissa
  • hietakissasmall wild cat
French chat des sables, chat du désert
  • chat des sablessmall wild cat
  • chat du désertsmall wild cat
German Sandkatze
  • Sandkatzesmall wild cat
Italian gatto delle sabbie
  • gatto delle sabbiesmall wild cat
Portuguese gato-do-deserto
  • gato-do-desertosmall wild cat
Russian барха́нный кот, барха́нная ко́шка
  • барха́нный кот (barxánnyj kot)small wild cat
  • барха́нная ко́шка (barxánnaja kóška)small wild cat
Spanish gato de las arenas, gato del desierto
  • gato de las arenassmall wild cat
  • gato del desiertosmall wild cat
Thai แมวทราย
  • แมวทราย (mɛɛo-saai)small wild cat
Turkish benekli kedi, kum kedisi
  • benekli kedismall wild cat
  • kum kedisismall wild cat
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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