Felis silvestris

Translingual

Felis silvestris catus (domestic cat)

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin feles (“cat”) + silvestris (“woodland”)

Proper noun

Felis silvestris f

1. A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – wildcats and domestic cats.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Carnivora - order; Felidae - family; Felinae - subfamily; Felis - genus

Hyponyms

• (species): Felis silvestris libyca (African wildcat), Felis silvestris catus (domestic cat), Felis silvestris silvestris (European wildcat) - subspecies

References

• wildcat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Felis silvestris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Felis silvestris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Felis silvestris at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Felis_silvestris at Animal Diversity Web
• Felis silvestris at AnimalBase
• Felis silvestris at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Felis silvestris in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.
• Felis silvestris at Paleobiology Database