Felis

[ fee-lis ]

/ ˈfi lɪs /

noun

a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.

Compare Panthera.

Origin of Felis

<New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin fēlis, fēlēs any of several small carnivores, including the wild cat

Words nearby Felis

felid, feline, feline distemper, feline leukemia virus, Felipe, Felis, Felix, Felix I, Felix III, Felix IV, Felixstowe

Example sentences from the Web for Felis

The jaguar (felis onza) is found now and then on the summits of the barrancas.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)|Carl Lumholtz
The cougar (Felis concolor) is the only indigenous long-tailed cat in America north of the parallel of 30 degrees.
The Hunters' Feast|Mayne Reid
There is no need to sketch him; the species is as well known as that of the felis domestica.
Madame Firmiani|Honore de Balzac
No beast that roams seems to go more by luck than felis leo.
The Land of Footprints|Stewart Edward White

The European lynx (felis lynx), and the wild cat, both skulk through the Pyrenean forests; the former now only rarely seen.
Bruin|Mayne Reid

单词	felis
释义	Felis [ fee-lis ] / ˈfi lɪs / noun a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx. Compare Panthera. Origin of Felis <New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin fēlis, fēlēs any of several small carnivores, including the wild cat Words nearby Felis felid, feline, feline distemper, feline leukemia virus, Felipe, Felis, Felix, Felix I, Felix III, Felix IV, Felixstowe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Felis The jaguar (felis onza) is found now and then on the summits of the barrancas. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)\|Carl Lumholtz The cougar (Felis concolor) is the only indigenous long-tailed cat in America north of the parallel of 30 degrees. The Hunters' Feast\|Mayne Reid There is no need to sketch him; the species is as well known as that of the felis domestica. Madame Firmiani\|Honore de Balzac No beast that roams seems to go more by luck than felis leo. The Land of Footprints\|Stewart Edward White The European lynx (felis lynx), and the wild cat, both skulk through the Pyrenean forests; the former now only rarely seen. Bruin\|Mayne Reid
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