felis onca

1. 1.

   a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

   SynonymsjaguarpantherPanthera onca

   Broaderbig cat

   Part ofPanthera

Questions about felis onca

What does felis onca mean?

felis onca means "a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis".

What is another word for felis onca?

Close synonyms include jaguar, panther, Panthera onca. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is felis onca a common word?

felis onca is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.