单词 | african wildcat |
释义 | > as lemmasAfrican wildcat African wildcat n. a small wildcat of the subspecies Felis silvestris lybica, found widely in Africa and the Middle East, which is believed to be the ancestor of the domestic cat. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > genus Felis > felis sylvestris (wild cat) wild catc1400 African wildcat1853 grass cat1890 1853 Catal. Osteol. Series Mus. Royal Coll. Surgeons II. 714 The skull of a male African Wild Cat. 1927 Irish Naturalists' Jrnl. 1 217 Dr. R. F. Scharff identified remains of the African Wild Cat..in a cave in Co. Clare, Ireland. 2001 Cats May 22/3 The Gordon's wildcat is related to the African wildcat, which is generally considered to be the ancestor of the house cat. < as lemmas |
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