oncilla

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɒnˈsiː.ə/

Noun

9-month-old female oncilla

oncilla (plural oncillas)

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

   Synonym: little spotted cat

Translations

Leopardus tigrinus

• Catalan: gat tigrat m, gat tigre m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 小斑虎貓／小斑虎猫 (xiǎobān hǔmāo)

• Finnish: onsilla (fi), tiikerikissa
• French: oncille (fr) f
• German: Nördliche Tigerkatze f
• Irish: cat beag ballach m
• Korean: 호랑고양이 (horanggoyang'i)
• Maltese: onċilla f
• Polish: oncilla (pl) f, ocelot tygrysi (pl) m
• Portuguese: gato-do-mato-pequeno m
• Russian: онци́лла f (oncílla)
• Spanish: leopardo tigre m, gato manchado m, tigrillo m, tigrina f, cunaguaro
• Swedish: tigerkatt c, dvärgtigerkatt c, oncilla c
• Turkish: kaplan kedisi
• Ukrainian: онци́ла f (oncýla)