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Felis

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Noun1.Felis - type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcatsFelis - type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcatsgenus Felismammal genus - a genus of mammalsfamily Felidae, Felidae - cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigersdomestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat - any domesticated member of the genus Feliswildcat - any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wildcatamountain, European wildcat, Felis silvestris - bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic catcougar, Felis concolor, mountain lion, puma, catamount, panther, painter - large American feline resembling a lionFelis pardalis, ocelot, panther cat - nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coateyra, Felis yagouaroundi, jaguarondi, jaguarundi, jaguarundi cat - long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcatcaffer cat, Felis ocreata, kaffir cat - widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia MinorFelis chaus, jungle cat - small Asiatic wildcatFelis serval, serval - slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coatFelis bengalensis, leopard cat - small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and MalaysiaFelis tigrina, tiger cat - medium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-striped coatFelis wiedi, margay, margay cat - small spotted wildcat found from Texas to BrazilFelis manul, manul, Pallas's cat - small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia and Tibet and Mongolia

Felis

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Felis

[′fē·ləs] (vertebrate zoology) The type genus of the Felidae, comprising the true or typical cats, both wild and domestic.

Felis

 

a genus of predatory mammals of the family Felidae. They range in size from small (European wildcat and Felis ornata) to average and large (northern lynx and puma). Approximately 20 subgenera are distinguished according to skull structure, fur coloration, and geographical distribution. For example, the subgenus Leopardus contains the ocelot of South America, the subgenus Otocolobus includes the manul of Middle and South Asia, and the subgenus Prionailurus is represented by the Bengal cat. The African wildcat (Felis libyca), which seems to be the ancestor of all breeds and local varieties of domestic cats, is distributed in the Mediterranean region and Middle Asia. Domestic cats differ from wild cats primarily in their fur length and coloration.

It was formerly believed that the domestication of cats first occurred in ancient Egypt where cats were considered sacred and were mummified. However, it is more likely that the domestication of cats took place independently among the ancient peoples of the Caucasus and the Middle East, where remains of such cats have been uncovered in layers of settlements of the Bronze Age and the Neolithic period.

The long-haired breeds of cats include the Angora, the Persian, and the Siberian (a uniquely Russian breed). Short-haired cats include the Siamese and the Manx; there are also other short-haired cats of various colors, which are raised in many European countries.

Domestic cats are very useful in destroying such rodents as mice and rats in houses and warehouses; however, they are harmful to gardens because they prey on beneficial birds.

In the broad sense the Russian word koshka, which denotes the genus, also means cat. The term “cat” is applied to all representatives of the family Felidae—both extinct and living (for example, the sabertooths, cave lions, and domestic Siamese cats).

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Felis

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Related to Felis: Felis domesticus
  • noun

Synonyms for Felis

noun type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats

Synonyms

  • genus Felis

Related Words

  • mammal genus
  • family Felidae
  • Felidae
  • domestic cat
  • Felis catus
  • Felis domesticus
  • house cat
  • wildcat
  • catamountain
  • European wildcat
  • Felis silvestris
  • cougar
  • Felis concolor
  • mountain lion
  • puma
  • catamount
  • panther
  • painter
  • Felis pardalis
  • ocelot
  • panther cat
  • eyra
  • Felis yagouaroundi
  • jaguarondi
  • jaguarundi
  • jaguarundi cat
  • caffer cat
  • Felis ocreata
  • kaffir cat
  • Felis chaus
  • jungle cat
  • Felis serval
  • serval
  • Felis bengalensis
  • leopard cat
  • Felis tigrina
  • tiger cat
  • Felis wiedi
  • margay
  • margay cat
  • Felis manul
  • manul
  • Pallas's cat
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