feral cat

English

Noun

feral cat (plural feral cats)

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

Synonyms

stray, stray cat
community cat (euphemistic)
alley cat (urban contexts)
barn cat (country contexts)
farm cat (country contexts)
wild cat (country contexts)
wildcat (imprecise)
estray (unknown owner)

Translations

domesticated cat returned to the wild

Chinese:
Mandarin: 野貓／野猫 (zh) (yěmāo)
Finnish: villiintynyt kissa, villikissa (fi)
French: chat haret (fr) m
German: Streunerkatze (de) f, wilde Katze f, verwilderte Katze f
Italian: gatto randagio m, gatto selvatico m
Japanese: 野良猫 (noraneko), 野猫 (のねこ, noneko)
Polish: zdziczały kot m, dachowiec (pl) m
Russian: ди́кая ко́шка f (díkaja kóška)
Spanish: gato asilvestrado m
Vietnamese: mèo hoang, mèo mả

Anagrams

flat race

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