FELIS CATUS

 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)

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...):

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"):

Persian cat (a long-haired breed of cat)

Maltese cat (a short-haired bluish-grey cat breed)

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)

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

calico cat; tortoiseshell; tortoiseshell-cat (a cat having black and cream 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; stray (homeless cat)

mouser (a cat proficient at mousing)

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

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

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)