Felis domestica
Translingual
Etymology
Latin feles (“cat”) + domesticus (“which lives in house”), used by Fischer (1829).
Proper noun
- A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – an invalid taxonomic name for the domestic cat. Felis silvestris catus.
Synonyms
- Felis catus Linnaeus 1785
- Felis libyca Trouessart 1904
- Felis catus Pocock, 1951
- Felis silvestris catus Ragni and Randi 1986
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