Phrase guide

feral cat

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A domestic cat that has returned to or was born in a living situation without human care.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: gat assilvestrat — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • Chinese Mandarin: 野貓 /野猫 (yěmāo) — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • Finnish: villiintynyt kissa — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • Finnish: villikissa — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • French: chat haret — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • German: Streunerkatze — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • German: wilde Katze — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • German: verwilderte Katze — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • Haitian Creole: chat mawon — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • Italian: gatto randagio — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • Italian: gatto selvatico — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • Japanese: 野良猫 (noraneko) — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • Japanese: 野猫 (noneko) — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • Polish: zdziczały kot — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • Polish: dachowiec — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • Russian: ди́кая ко́шка (díkaja kóška) — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • Spanish: gato asilvestrado — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • Spanish: tigrecillo — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • Spanish: oscollo — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • Spanish: oscoyo — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • Vietnamese: mèo hoang — domesticated cat returned to the wild
  • Vietnamese: mèo mả — domesticated cat returned to the wild