jungle cat
noun
: a small grayish to tawny cat (Felis chaus) found from northern Africa to Asia and having a black-tipped tail and tufted ears
broadly
: a wild cat (such as a leopard) of tropical regions
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There's all this talk of the migration of jungle cats.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Besides tigers, there are many other cats in Ranthambore such as the extremely rare melanistic jungle cat, leopards, the desert cat, and caracals.
—Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Robb Report, 17 May 2024
That — along with stylish mullets, mistreating jungle cats, inept murder-for-hire plots, and of course, meth — is his weakness.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2024
The Pineapple Suite’s weathered driftwood, woven rattan, and textured metal come from the Cypress Point collection, and the Paradise Suite features palm trees, graceful jungle cats, and natural wood finishes.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2023
This area – spanning parts of modern-day Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Iran and more – is home to numerous small cats, including the caracal, serval, jungle cat and sand cat.
—Jonathan Losos, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
The finale — where Gene worked with Janice’s interrogator father Jim (Robert Wisdom) to get Barry arrested, while Barry’s usually happy-go-lucky Chechen contact NoHo Hank (Anthony Carrigan) was threatened by a jungle cat while handcuffed to a radiator — was a masterpiece.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2023
The croplands surrounding the village were also home to jungle cats—small felines that often stole domestic chickens—as well as jackals and foxes.
—Vidya Athreya, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2023
He was called El Tigrillo — the jungle cat.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2022
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Besides tigers, there are many other cats in Ranthambore such as the extremely rare melanistic jungle cat, leopards, the desert cat, and caracals.
—Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Robb Report, 17 May 2024
That — along with stylish mullets, mistreating jungle cats, inept murder-for-hire plots, and of course, meth — is his weakness.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2024
The Pineapple Suite’s weathered driftwood, woven rattan, and textured metal come from the Cypress Point collection, and the Paradise Suite features palm trees, graceful jungle cats, and natural wood finishes.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2023
This area – spanning parts of modern-day Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Iran and more – is home to numerous small cats, including the caracal, serval, jungle cat and sand cat.
—Jonathan Losos, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
The finale — where Gene worked with Janice’s interrogator father Jim (Robert Wisdom) to get Barry arrested, while Barry’s usually happy-go-lucky Chechen contact NoHo Hank (Anthony Carrigan) was threatened by a jungle cat while handcuffed to a radiator — was a masterpiece.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2023
The croplands surrounding the village were also home to jungle cats—small felines that often stole domestic chickens—as well as jackals and foxes.
—Vidya Athreya, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2023
He was called El Tigrillo — the jungle cat.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2022
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“Jungle cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jungle%20cat. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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