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flat-headed cat

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Prionailurus planiceps, a small wild cat patchily distributed in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra.

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History

Etymology

From flat + headed + cat.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 扁頭豹貓 /扁头豹猫 (biǎntóu bàomāo) — Prionailurus planiceps
  • Dutch: platkopkat — Prionailurus planiceps
  • Finnish: litteäpääkissa — Prionailurus planiceps
  • French: chat à tête plate — Prionailurus planiceps
  • German: Flachkopfkatze — Prionailurus planiceps
  • Irish: cat ceannleathan — Prionailurus planiceps
  • Italian: gatto dalla testa piatta — Prionailurus planiceps
  • Malay: kucing hutan — Prionailurus planiceps
  • Maltese: qattus rasu ċatta — Prionailurus planiceps
  • Polish: kotek kusy — Prionailurus planiceps
  • Polish: kot kusy — Prionailurus planiceps
  • Russian: суматра́нская ко́шка (sumatránskaja kóška) — Prionailurus planiceps
  • Spanish: gato de cabeza plana — Prionailurus planiceps