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proper noun

Felis n. (Zool.) A genus of mostly small carnivorous mammals, including the domestic cat, puma, ocelot, and margay, which share the inability to roar due to bone structure in the larynx. The lion, tiger, and other large roaring cats were once included in Felis but are now assigned to the genus Panthera. The lynx (Felis lynx) is also called Lynx lynx.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... yards' distance, when the wind has been blowing from their direction. Of course this kind of perfumery is only adapted for those who live in tents and in the open air, but it is considered by the ladies to have a peculiar attraction for the other sex, as valerian is said to ensnare the genus felis. As the men are said to be allured by this particular combination of sweet smells, and to fall victims to the delicacy of their nasal organs, it will be necessary to give the receipt for the fatal mixture, to be made up in proportions according ...

— The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia • Samuel W. Baker

Words linked to "Felis" : leopard cat, catamountain, margay cat, jaguarondi, Pallas's cat, manul, jaguarundi, ocelot, jungle cat, puma, Felis chaus, Felis bengalensis, Felis onca, eyra, margay, catamount, Felis domesticus, Felidae, Felis tigrina, Felis wiedi, family Felidae, Felis manul, mountain lion, Ctenocephalides felis, caffer cat, European wildcat, Felis pardalis, genus Felis, mammal genus, serval, domestic cat, panther cat