Felis silvestris catus
Translingual
Wikispecies
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin feles (“cat”) + silvestris (“woodland”) + catus (“cat”)
Proper noun
Felis silvestris catus f
- A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – the domestic cat. [from 1986]
Usage notes
Authorities disagree on whether to consider the domestic cat a distinct species, Felis catus, or a subspecies of the European wildcat; see Wikipedia.
Hypernyms
- (subspecies): Felidae - family; Felinae - subfamily; Felis - genus; Felis silvestris - species
Related terms
- Felis domesticus
- house cat
See also
List of sequenced animal genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia