jungle cat

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jungle cat

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From jungle + cat.

noun jungle cats

A medium-sized cat, of species Felis chaus, native to Asia.
Similar: reed cat, swamp cat
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jungle, cat.

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noun Felis chaus

Español	gato de la jungla, gato de los pantanos, chaus
Français	chaus, chat des marais, chat de jungle
Deutsch	Rohrkatze
Italiano	gatto della giungla
Русский	камышо́вый кот kamyšóvyj kot, камышо́вая ко́шка kamyšóvaja kóška, ха́ус xáus, боло́тная рысь bolótnaja rysʹ
Tiếng Việt	mèo ri
עברית	חתול ביצות khatúl bitsót

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@misc{jungle_cat_2026,
  title = {jungle cat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jungle%20cat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}