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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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Words linked to "Felis" : margay, domestic cat, house cat, Pallas's cat, tiger cat, European wildcat, panther, painter, ocelot, Felis catus, Felis manul, Felis bengalensis, Felis yagouaroundi, Felis domesticus, Felis pardalis, leopard cat, cougar, Felis wiedi, Felis concolor, mountain lion, caffer cat, jungle cat, family Felidae, serval, Felis onca, margay cat, Felis serval, kaffir cat, catamountain, jaguarundi cat, puma, Ctenocephalides felis, manul, catamount, eyra, mammal genus, jaguarondi, Felis silvestris, jaguarundi, panther cat, Felidae