Felis

See also: felis and Félis

Translingual

Felis sylvestris

Etymology

From Latin fēlis (“cat”).

Pronunciation

• English: IPA^(key): /ˈfi.lɪs/

Proper noun

Felis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – the small cats.

Usage notes

• At one time or another almost all species of the family Felidae, especially in the subfamily Felinae, have been placed in genus Felis.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Feliformia - suborder; Felidae - family; Felinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Felis silvestris (wild cat) - type species; Felis catus (domestic cat), Felis chaus (jungle cat), Felis margarita (sand cat), Felis nigripes (black-footed cat) - species
  • Felis silvestris catus (domestic cat) - selected subspecies

Derived terms

• Felis aurata (syn. of , African golden cat)
• (syn. of Prionailurus bengalensis, leopard cat)
• (syn. of Lynx canadensis, Canada lynx)
• Felis caracal (syn, of Caracal caracal, caracal)
• (syn. of , colocolo)
• Felis concolor (syn. of Puma concolor, puma)
• Felis geoffroyi (syn. of Leopardus geoffroyi, Geoffroy's cat)
• Felis guigna (syn. of , kodkod)
• (syn. of , Iriomote cat)
• Felis jacobita (syn. of , Andean mountain cat)
• Felis lynx (syn. of Lynx lynx, Eurasian lynx)
• (syn. of , Pallas's cat)
• Felis pardalis (syn. of Leopardus pardalis, ocelot)
• Felis pardina (syn. of Lynx pardinus, Spanish lynx)
• Felis planiceps (syn. of Prionailurus planiceps, flat-headed cat)
• Felis rufus (syn. of Lynx rufus, bobcat)
• Felis serval (syn. of Leptailurus serval, serval)
• (syn. of , Asiatic golden cat)
• (syn. of Leopardus tigrinus, little spotted cat)
• (syn. of Panthera uncia, snow leopard)
• Felis viverrinus (syn. of , fishing cat)
• Felis wiedii (syn. of Leopardus wiedii, margay)

References

• Felis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Felis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Felis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons