Felis

[ fee-lis ]

noun

1. a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Felis¹

< New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin fēlis, fēlēs any of several small carnivores, including the wild cat

Example Sentences

Aliquam a lorem suscipit, imperdiet velit at, imperdiet felis.

From The Daily Beast

Felis, in his Biographie universelle des musiciens, differs widely from these authorities.

From Project Gutenberg

The cougar (Felis concolor) is the only indigenous long-tailed cat in America north of the parallel of 30 degrees.

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Speaking of dogs, I must tell you about a felis-itous canine incident that occurred while I was at Paris.

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Within the grotto were also found remains of Felis spela (cave-lion) and Sus scrofa (pig).

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The jaguar (felis onza) is found now and then on the summits of the barrancas.

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