Felis
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- proper noun
- /ˈfɛlɪs/
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Felis
- The Florida panther, scientifically known as Felis concolor coryi, is unique to the southeastern United States.
- Felis cat
Examples
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Serval (Felis leptailurus, rare), Caracal (Felis lynx caracal, rare).
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Serval (Felis leptailurus, rare), Caracal (Felis lynx caracal, rare).
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Felis concolor, the American Puma.
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Felis Catus
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If you had, you would have seen that Macavitum Felis is a compound of elements 26, 53, and 6, or as we scientists describe it, iron-I-C.
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Once a clowder of Felis catus viridi, the western American radioactive cat (commonly referred to as "radcats"), moves into your home, it has claimed it as its own.
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And to add to G Felis' "faith-based initiative" idea, I also get a sense that there's an underlying belief that the universe must be understandable to the average person, since it's all about nurturing and fostering simple spiritual truths.
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If selectivity is low, animals may "wander" and experience high mortality rates outside of the linear patch; such a phenomenon may have occurred with dispersing cougars (Felis concolor) in southern California (Beier 1995).
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House cats and mountain lions are both classified as members of the genus Felis.
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The domestic cat, recognized as Felis catus, is one of the most popular pets worldwide.
Synonyms
A group of cats that includes the domestic cat and some wildcats
Compounds
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A small wild cat with very thick fur that lives in the mountains of Siberia, Tibet, and Mongolia
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A wild cat that hunts at night in Central and South America with a spotted brown coat
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A wild cat with a bushy tail that lives in European forests and that domestic cats come from
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A medium-sized wild cat from Central and South America with dark stripes
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A small spotted wild cat from southern Texas to Brazil, also called the margay
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A small wild cat with a long body and tail from Central and South America
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A large wild cat like a cougar or mountain lion that lives in the Americas
Surface Forms
Etymology
Felis comes from the Latin word felis, which simply means 'cat', so scientists used it as the name for the group of true cats. You can see the same root in the English word feline, which helps you remember that Felis refers to cats.