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Iriomote cat

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

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Meaning 1

A small wild cat, Prionailurus iriomotensis, found only on the Japanese island of Iriomote. It has a long, dark brown coat with darker rows of horizontal spots.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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  • Finnish: iriomotenkissa — Prionailurus iriomotensis
  • German: Iriomote-Katze — Prionailurus iriomotensis
  • Irish: cat Oileán Iriomote — Prionailurus iriomotensis
  • Japanese: イリオモテヤマネコ (Iriomote yamaneko) — Prionailurus iriomotensis
  • Russian: ириомоте́йская ко́шка (iriomotéjskaja kóška) — Prionailurus iriomotensis
  • Russian: ириомо́тская кшка (iriomótskaja kška) — Prionailurus iriomotensis