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oncilla

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

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  • /ɒnˈsiː.ə/

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noun

Meaning 1

A small spotted felid, of species Leopardus tigrinus, found in the tropical rainforests of Central America and South America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: little spotted cat

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish oncilla, diminutive of onza (“snow leopard”).

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: gat tigrat — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Catalan: gat tigre — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小斑虎貓 /小斑虎猫 (xiǎobān hǔmāo) — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Finnish: onsilla — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Finnish: tiikerikissa — Leopardus tigrinus
  • French: oncille — Leopardus tigrinus
  • German: Nördliche Tigerkatze — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Irish: cat beag ballach — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Japanese: ジャガーネコ (jagā neko) — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Korean: 호랑고양이 (horanggoyang'i) — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Maltese: onċilla — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Polish: oncilla — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Polish: ocelot tygrysi — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Portuguese: gato-do-mato-pequeno — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Russian: онци́лла (oncílla) — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Spanish: leopardo tigre — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Spanish: gato manchado — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Spanish: tigrillo — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Spanish: tigrina — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Spanish: cunaguaro — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Swedish: tigerkatt — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Swedish: dvärgtigerkatt — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Swedish: oncilla — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Turkish: kaplan kedisi — Leopardus tigrinus
  • Ukrainian: онци́ла (oncýla) — Leopardus tigrinus