FELIS CATUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Felis catus mean? 

• FELIS CATUS (noun)
  The noun FELIS CATUS has 1 sense:

1. any domesticated member of the genus Felis

  Familiarity information: FELIS CATUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FELIS CATUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any domesticated member of the genus Felis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

domestic cat; Felis catus; Felis domesticus; house cat

Hypernyms ("Felis catus" is a kind of...):

domestic animal; domesticated animal (any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment)

cat; true cat (feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Felis catus"):

kitty; kitty-cat; puss; pussy; pussycat (informal terms referring to a domestic cat)

Manx; Manx cat (a short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of Man)

Abyssinian; Abyssinian cat (a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat)

Maltese; Maltese cat (a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat)

Egyptian cat (a domestic cat of Egypt)

Burmese cat (a short-haired breed with body similar to the Siamese cat but having a solid dark brown or grey coat)

Siamese; Siamese cat (a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip)

Angora; Angora cat (a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat)

Persian cat (a long-haired breed of cat)

calico cat; tortoiseshell; tortoiseshell-cat (a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings)

tiger cat (a cat having a striped coat)

tabby; tabby cat (a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black)

queen; tabby (female cat)

tom; tomcat (male cat)

alley cat (a homeless cat)

mouser (a cat proficient at mousing)

Holonyms ("Felis catus" is a member of...):

Felis; genus Felis (type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats)

clowder (a group of cats)

 Context examples 

The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family Felidae, comprising over 30 different breeds.

(Cat, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The domestic cat, Felis catus.

(Cat, NCI Thesaurus)