Geoffroy's cat

English

A Geoffroy's cat.

Etymology

Named after the 19th-century French zoologist Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772–1844).

Noun

Geoffroy's cat (plural Geoffroy's cats)

1. Leopardus geoffroyi, probably the most common wild cat in South America.

Synonyms

• (Leopardus geoffroyi): Felis geoffroyi

Translations

Leopardus geoffroyi

• Finnish: vuorikissa
• German: Kleinfleckkatze f
• Maltese: qattus ta’ Geoffroy m
• Portuguese: gato-do-mato-grande m