feral cat

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feral cat

noun feral cats

A domestic cat that has returned to or was born in a living situation without human care.
Similar: stray, stray cat, community cat, alley cat, barn cat, farm cat, wild cat, wildcat, estray

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noun domesticated cat returned to the wild

Español	gato asilvestrado, tigrecillo, oscollo, oscoyo
日本語	野良猫 noraneko, 野猫 noneko
中文	野貓 /野猫 yěmāo
Français	chat haret
Deutsch	Streunerkatze, wilde Katze, verwilderte Katze
Italiano	gatto randagio, gatto selvatico
Русский	ди́кая ко́шка díkaja kóška
Tiếng Việt	mèo hoang, mèo mả

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@misc{feral_cat_2026,
  title = {feral cat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/feral%20cat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}