Phrase guide

European wildcat

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Felis silvestris silvestris, a subspecies of the wildcat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: catamountain, Felis silvestris

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wildcat

History

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: gat salvatge europeu — Felis silvestris silvestris
  • Catalan: gat fer — Felis silvestris silvestris
  • Dutch: wilde kat — Felis silvestris silvestris
  • French: chat sylvestre — Felis silvestris silvestris
  • French: chat forestier — Felis silvestris silvestris
  • French: chat sauvage d'Europe — Felis silvestris silvestris
  • French: chat sauvage européen — Felis silvestris silvestris
  • French: chat forestier européen — Felis silvestris silvestris
  • German: Waldkatze — Felis silvestris silvestris
  • German: europäische Wildkatze — Felis silvestris silvestris
  • Irish: Fia-chat Eorpach — Felis silvestris silvestris
  • Portuguese: gato selvagem europeu — Felis silvestris silvestris
  • Russian: среднеевропе́йский лесно́й кот (srednejevropéjskij lesnój kot) — Felis silvestris silvestris
  • Russian: среднеевропе́йская лесна́я ко́шка (srednejevropéjskaja lesnája kóška) — Felis silvestris silvestris
  • Russian: европе́йский лесно́й кот (jevropéjskij lesnój kot) — Felis silvestris silvestris
  • Turkish: dağ kedisi — Felis silvestris silvestris
  • Turkish: yaban kedisi — Felis silvestris silvestris